Positioned to be a global leader in air mobility

2015

year
established

1000+

total company
employees

60+

nationalities
from 6 continents

4+

offices
globally

Who we are

We’ve assembled some of the brightest minds in aerospace – an ambitious team of diverse backgrounds and talents. Backed by our investors and working in partnership with governments, regulators and specialist suppliers, we’ve got the drive and expertise to make electric flight a reality.

We have developed and delivered some of the world’s most successful and complex aircraft

Klaus Roewe
Chief Executive Officer
Klaus joined Lilium following a 30-year career at Airbus, where he spent the last decade leading the A320 Family and A320neo programs to become the most successful large commercial aircraft of all time
Klaus Roewe
Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Vellacott
Chief Technology Officer
An aerospace-chartered engineer with 40 years of industry experience, Stephen joined Lilium in 2020 from Leonardo where as Chief Project Engineer for the AW101 he was responsible for leading the team through the design, certification & qualification of all AW101 variants.
Stephen Vellacott
Chief Technology Officer
Lilium Chief Program Officer Yves Yemsi
Yves Yemsi
Chief Operating Officer
Yves oversees the Lilium Jet aircraft program and also leads strategic supplier partnerships. Before joining Lilium, Yves spent the last 17 years at Airbus developing the most stringent quality standards and continues to do the same at Lilium today.
Yves Yemsi
Chief Operating Officer
CEO & Co-Founder Daniel Wiegand
Daniel Wiegand
Chief Engineer for Innovation
Daniel is a co-Founder and Chief Engineer for Innovation and Future Programs. A specialist in propulsion, Daniel pioneered Lilium’s aircraft architecture while studying Aeronautics at TUM.
Daniel Wiegand
Chief Engineer for Innovation

And we’ve built category-defining technology companies and consumer brands

Johan Malmqvist
Chief Financial Officer
Johan brings more than 25 years of experience as a CFO of global public and private companies across a variety of sectors and geographies. Most recently, Johan served as CFO at a premium electric vehicle manufacturer, Polestar, where he led the company’s financial organization Prior to Polestar, Johan served over seven years as CFO at Dole Food Company, a global distributor and marketer of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Johan Malmqvist
Chief Financial Officer
Karim Jalbout
Chief People Officer
Karim brings exceptional talent leadership most recently serving as partner at Egon Zehnder, the global leadership advisory and executive search firm. Prior to Egon Zehnder, Karim held leadership roles at Sony Ericsson Mobile and Diageo.
Karim Jalbout
Chief People Officer
Sebastien Borel
Chief Commercial Officer
Sebastien brings 20 years’ aerospace experience and formerly served in various leadership positions at Airbus and Honeywell. He has Commercial Pilot licenses and attended the French Merchant Navy officer academy.
Sebastien Borel
Chief Commercial Officer
Roger Franks
Chief Legal Officer
Roger’s General Counsel experience includes advising public companies and directing their global legal & compliance functions. His successful track record in aerospace leadership includes KLX Inc. (now Boeing Distribution Services) and BE Aerospace, Inc.
Roger Franks
Chief Legal Officer

Board members

Tom Enders
Tom Enders
Klaus Roewe
Klaus Roewe
Daniel Wiegand
Daniel Wiegand
David Neeleman
David Neeleman
Margaret M. Smyth
Margaret M. Smyth
Gabrielle B. Toledano
Gabrielle B. Toledano
David Wallerstein
David Wallerstein
Niklas Zennström
Niklas Zennström
Philippe Balducchi
Philippe Balducchi