Stefano Villanti appointed Managing Director of Leonardo Helicopters

Stefano Villanti has been appointed Managing Director of Leonardo Helicopters, effective as of 1 September.

As Managing Director, Villanti will ensure that Leonardo Helicopters remains firmly focused on its key goals: delivering on commitments to customers, advancing the helicopter business’s industrial strategy, and achieving its growth objectives.

Lorenzo Mariani, CEO and General Manager of Leonardo, said: “Rotorcraft technology, with its unique performance, versatility, and capability features, continues to provide an invaluable contribution across all defense, public service, and civil markets. We are committed to further strengthening this strategic area of business, increasingly benefiting from synergies across our entire organization. This will allow us to rapidly understand, adapt to, and respond to evolving requirements, anticipating new trends both in terms of innovation and operational needs. I wish Stefano Villanti, in his new role, and his team continued success to achieve further growth and new global competitiveness objectives.”

Villanti said: “Leonardo is a major global player in the rotorcraft industry – a sector that, like much of the wider aerospace, defense, and security landscape, is navigating a period of considerable change. This environment calls for a balanced approach: continuity in execution and performance, combined with a careful assessment of longer-term priorities and the opportunities most valuable to maintaining and strengthening Leonardo’s competitiveness. With customers at the center of everything we do, we will place acceleration in execution and innovation at the core of how we work, while continuing to enhance quality. We are fully committed to delivering on these priorities, drawing on the expertise, dedication, and enthusiasm of everyone across the Division.”

In the neighboring country, Swiss helicopter operator Air-Glaciers recently appointed Esther Zermatten as its next CEO.