Board of Directors | Lilium N.V.

Dr. Enders has served on our board since September 2021 and previously served as a member of the Lilium GmbH board from January 2021. Dr. Enders has served as a member of the Executive Committee and Audit Committee of the board of directors of Linde plc, a global industrial gases and engineering company, since 2018. Prior to joining the Lilium GmbH board, Dr. Enders held a number of positions at Airbus SE, a European multinational aerospace corporation, including Chief Executive Officer of Airbus SE from June 2012 to April 2019 and Chief Executive Officer of Airbus’ Commercial Aircraft Division from 2007 to 2012. Dr. Enders also held a number of positions at European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) (rebranded as Airbus Group), including co-Chief Executive Officer from 2005 to 2007 and Head of Defense Division from 2000 to 2005. Dr. Enders served as a member of the Executive Committee of Airbus S.E. from its creation in 2000 until 2019. Dr. Enders studied Economics, Political Science and History at the University of Bonn and the University of California, Los Angeles. He holds a degree as Dr. Phil from University of Bonn.

Klaus has served as Lilium’s Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director since October 2022. He 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. His first roles at Airbus from 1992 to 2000 focused on composites production and A320 Family engineering. From 2003 to 2008, he worked in the A320 Family Program in various management positions. He was also Senior Vice President Cabin & Cargo, responsible for the Interiors of all Airbus aircraft, ranging from A318 to A380, from 2008 to 2010. Before joining Airbus, Klaus spent eight years as an officer in the German Federal Armed Forces and completed academic studies in mechanical engineering.

Mr. Balducchi has served as a member of our board since September 2024. Mr. Balducchi has experience in operational, financial and managerial roles within the aerospace and land defense technology industries in both Europe and North America. Since September 2021, Mr. Balducchi has served as the Group CFO of KNDS, one of Europe's leading land defense systems providers.

Previously, Mr. Balducchi played a central role in creating Airbus Canada, established in 2018 out of a partnership between aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace, the Canadian province of Quebec, and Airbus. As CEO of the company, he led the transformation of the commercially highly successful A220 program, with the launch of a new final assembly line in the US and a reshaped industrial setup.

After starting his professional career in 1988 with the American chip manufacturer Harris Semiconductor, Mr. Balducchi held senior financial positions at Matra defense unit before joining Airbus in 2001. There, he held the positions of CFO of Airbus North America, Head of Investor Relations for Airbus Group, and Head of Performance Management for the Airbus Commercial Aircraft division until he became CEO of Airbus Canada in 2018. Mr. Balducchi holds a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from École nationale de l'aviation civile (ENAC) and a Master of Business Administration degree from École des hautes études commerciales de Paris (HEC) Paris.

Mr. Neeleman has served as a member of our board since September 2021. Since he founded Azul Brazilian Airlines in January 2008, Mr. Neeleman has served as the Chairman of its board of directors and served as its Chief Executive Officer until July 2017. Previously, Mr. Neeleman founded JetBlue, where he held the position of Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2007 and Chairman of and served on the board of directors from 2002 to 2008. Mr. Neeleman’s career in the airline industry began in 1984 when he co-founded Morris Air. As president of Morris Air, he implemented the industry’s first electronic ticketing system and pioneered a home reservationist system that is now the foundation of JetBlue’s call center. Mr. Neeleman sold Morris Air in 1993 and took the electronic ticketing to Open Skies. He sold Open Skies to Hewlett Packard in 1999. Mr. Neeleman was also co-founder of WestJet Airlines and served as a member of its board of directors from 1996 to 1999. Mr. Neeleman was also part of a consortium that initially acquired a controlling interest in Tap Air Portugal (“TAP”) through TAP’s privatization in 2015 and was a member of the board of directors of TAP from 2015 to 2020.