Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Rolls-Royce appoints Rob Watson to Executive Team (9283X)
10 January 2022 - 9:05PM
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Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
10 January 2022
10 January 2022
ROLLS-ROYCE APPOINTS ROB WATSON TO EXECUTIVE TEAM
AS PRESIDENT - ELECTRICAL
Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR.,ADR:RYCEY) announces that Rob Watson has
joined the Executive Team as President - Electrical with effect
from 1 January 2022. Rob has led Rolls-Royce Electrical since
October 2017, having previously held a number of senior corporate
and business roles across the group during his ten year career with
us. This follows our announcement, at our half year results, that
from the beginning of this year we will report Rolls-Royce
Electrical as a separate line item in our financial statements,
alongside our three established business units and Rolls-Royce
SMR.
Rolls-Royce Electrical offers aviation customers a complete
electric propulsion system for their platform, whether that is an
electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) or commuter aircraft.
In 2021, Rolls-Royce Electrical announced partnerships with
Vertical Aerospace, Eve and Tecnam and also staked the claim for
the world's fastest all-electric aircraft with the Spirit of
Innovation.
Warren East, CEO, Rolls-Royce, said: "Rob has played a
fundamental role in building our Rolls-Royce Electrical business,
which is leading us into exciting new advanced air mobility markets
as we look to create significant commercial opportunities from the
transition to net zero. I would like to welcome him to the
Executive Team . "
For further information, please contact:
Sarah Jones
Marketing & Communications - Rolls-Royce Electrical
sarah.jones2@rolls-royce.com
M +44 (0)7968 906 469
Richard Wray
Director of External Communications & Brand
richard.wray@rolls-royce.com
M +44 (0)7810 850055
Notes to editors:
About Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
1. Rolls-Royce pioneers the power that matters to connect, power
and protect society. We have pledged to achieve net zero greenhouse
gas emissions in our operations by 2030. We joined the UN Race to
Zero campaign in 2020, and have committed to ensuring our new
products will be compatible with net zero operation by 2030, and
all products will be compatible with net zero by 2050.
2. Rolls-Royce has customers in more than 150 countries,
comprising more than 400 airlines and leasing customers, 160 armed
forces and navies, and more than 5,000 power and nuclear
customers.
3. Annual underlying revenue was GBP11.76 billion in 2020 and we
invested GBP1.25 billion on research and development. We also
support a global network of 28 University Technology Centres, which
position Rolls-Royce engineers at the forefront of scientific
research.
4. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a publicly traded company
(LSE:RR., ADR: RYCEY, LEI: 213800EC7997ZBLZJH69).
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