Head of Airbus Group UK Public Affairs, Oriel leads the company's external engagement and strategy in the UK, where it employs c.12,000 people across 25 sites.

Before joining Airbus, Oriel was a senior civil servant and diplomat. From 2015 to 2019 she was responsible for commercial diplomacy at the British Embassy in Paris, becoming the first Deputy Trade Commissioner for Europe in 2018.

Oriel is Co-Chair of the CBI Global Competitiveness Committee, Chair of the Aerospace Growth Partnership’s Strategy & Engagement Working Group, a Trustee of the Franco-British Council and sits on the Board of the French Chamber of Great Britain.