Siegfried Knecht, CEO of aireg, has over 15 years of experience in the aerospace industry in general and in the field of SAF in particular. With more than 60 national and international members, covering the entire SAF value chain, aireg is the initiative in Germany for the development, production and supply of SAF.

In 2006, Siegfried joined EADS (today Airbus) as Senior Manager Political Affairs. In September 2013, he was appointed VP Head of Political and External Affairs for Airbus in Germany. In this role, he was responsible for all political matters in Germany. Today, he is part of the Airbus Public Affairs Germany team, advocating as VP Director R&T Affairs for aeronautics R&T policy and public funding.