Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (LSE:RR.) said it appointed Grazia Vittadini as chief technology officer designate to succeed Paul Stein, who is stepping down after 12 years.
Vittadini joins Rolls-Royce from Airbus, where she worked for almost 20 years and held a number of senior positions, most recently CTO.
Rolls-Royce also announced that Harry Holt, chief people officer, is leaving the engineering group to take up the post of chief operating officer at Vertical Aerospace. His successor will be announced in due course.
Warren East, CEO of Rolls-Royce, said Vittadini has extensive expertise in the emerging and disruptive technologies “that will help us on our journey to net zero and further expand our digital innovation”.
“She also has many years of experience working with our fundamental technologies and has a deep understanding of the safety critical systems which are at the core of our product portfolio."
Grazia Vittadini, said: "The commitment to ensuring all new products are compatible with net zero operation by 2030 is a bold one and one I'm very much looking forward to delivering on it, together with the outstanding teams that Rolls-Royce has across the world."