Positioned to be a global leader in air mobility

2015

year
established

700+

total company
employees

50+

nationalities
from 4 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

Dirk Gebser

Chief Manufacturing Officer

Dirk has over 30 years’ experience in aerospace manufacturing, most recently VP Industrial at Airbus where he led the assembly of the A380 and A320 aircraft. Prior to that he was also Director of Manufacturing Engineering at Rolls-Royce.

Dirk Gebser

Chief Manufacturing Officer

Alastair McIntosh

Chief Technology Officer

Alastair joined Lilium from Rolls-Royce with 30 years of experience at the multinational aerospace and defence company. Alastair led 1,500 engineers at Rolls-Royce Germany as Managing Director and Head of Engineering and Technology.

Alastair McIntosh

Chief Technology Officer

Brian Phillipson

Deputy Chief Technology Officer

Over a distinguished career Brian has provided senior leadership across a remarkable list of high-profile engineering projects, from submarines to fighter jets. He led the Eurofighter Typhoon programme at BAE Systems.

Brian Phillipson

Deputy Chief Technology Officer

Luigi Ricci Moretti

Chief Engineer

With 20 years’ experience leading teams in rotorcraft design at Piasecki Aircraft Corporation and AgustaWestland, Luigi worked on ground breaking R&D projects involving product development, certification and delivery.

Luigi Ricci Moretti

Chief Engineer

Lionel Wallace

Chief Quality Officer

With nearly four decades of experience in the aviation industry, Lionel has worked in quality, airworthiness and certification positions for a range of blue-chip industry companies including BAE Systems and Raytheon.

Lionel Wallace

Chief Quality Officer

Daniel Wiegand

Chief Executive Officer

Daniel leads Lilium as the CEO. A specialist in propulsion, he pioneered Lilium’s aircraft architecture while studying Aeronautics at the Technical University of Munich. He was named Under 35 Innovator of the Year by the MIT Technology Review.

Daniel Wiegand

Chief Executive Officer

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

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

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Alexander Asseily

Chief Strategy Officer

Alexander is a technology entrepreneur and early investor in Lilium. Over a period of two decades he has founded several successful technology companies. He holds a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.

Alexander Asseily

Chief Strategy Officer

Jessica Bryndza

Chief Marketing Officer

Jessica has over two decades of B2B and B2C experience, she has helped redefine the way both startup and Fortune 500 companies like American Express, Google, Uber, Eventbrite, and Softbank develop brand marketing strategies and global campaigns.

Jessica Bryndza

Chief Marketing Officer

Roger Franks

Chief Legal Officer

Roger’s General Counsel experience includes advising publicly traded 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

Anja Maassen van den Brink

Chief People Officer

Anja has over two decades of experience in defining people and culture strategies for a range of leading retail companies. Most recently she led the people function during the merger of Vodafone and Ziggo in the Netherlands.

Anja Maassen van den Brink

Chief People Officer

Geoffrey Richardson

Chief Financial Officer

With over 20 years of expertise in international finance, M&A, fundraising and operations Geoffrey has worked in leadership roles at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. He was also the CFO of Cruise where he raised billions of dollars in funding.

Geoffrey Richardson

Chief Financial Officer