Leonardo’s Chief Executive Officer, Alessandro Profumo (photo), informed the Board of Directors of the strengthening of the senior leadership in order to push further the achievements of the challenging objectives of the Industrial Plan and the long term sustainable growth, through technology innovation and the implementation of the Group’s strategic positioning in the AD&S (Aerospace, Defense and Security) reference market.

The three new Organizational Units respond to these objectives, reporting directly to the CEO:

 “Chief Strategic Equity Officer”, led by Giovanni Soccodato, for the governance and coordination of equity investments and strategic joint ventures and M&A activities

 “Strategy & Market Intelligence”, led by Enrico Savio, to define the strategic guidelines and the competitive positioning of the Group

 “Chief Technology & Innovation Officer”, led by Roberto Cingolani, for addressing and managing the evolution of the Group's innovative technologies

 Leonardo, a global high-technology company, is among the top ten world players in Aerospace, Defense and Security and Italy’s main industrial company.

 Organized into five business divisions, Leonardo has a significant industrial presence in Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland and the USA, where it also operates through subsidiaries such as Leonardo DRS (defense electronics), and joint ventures and partnerships: ATR, MBDA, Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space and Avio.

 Leonardo competes in the most important international markets by leveraging its areas of technological and product leadership (Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cyber Security and Space).

 Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange (LDO), in 2018 Leonardo recorded consolidated revenues of €12.2 billion and invested €1.4 billion in Research and Development. The Group has been part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index since 2010.