Magali Pallares

Magali Pallares is a finance executive with extensive experience leading financial activities in aerospace and defense sectors. Currently serving as Head of Finance at Beyond Aero since January 2024, Magali previously held the position of Head of Finance & Controlling for Optical & Imagery Programmes at Airbus Defence and Space from July 2016 to December 2023, where responsibilities included end-to-end financial planning and performance analysis. Additional roles include program controlling and project leadership at Airbus, as well as advisory and head of finance positions at UP42, where finance strategies supported significant growth. Magali's early career involved financial management roles at Eurocopter companies and American Eurocopter, where extensive cost reduction and project management initiatives were implemented. Magali holds a Master of Science in International Business from KEDGE Business School and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Lund University.