Eric Chen, who was senior vice-president of commercial and external affairs of Airbus China, has become president of Airbus China, the European aircraft builder said on Tuesday.

Chen will be responsible for Airbus' overall activities in China, including business development, commercial activities, customer services and industrial cooperation. Laurence Barron, Chen's predecessor, has now taken over as CEO and chairman of EADS China, Airbus' parent company.

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