Leonardo "strengthens the commercial commitment and pushes on Customer Support": the company's Board of Directors, according to a note, was informed by the Chief Executive Officer, Alessandro Profumo, of the establishment of two new organizational structures, the Chief Commercial Officer and the Chief People, Organization and Transformation Officer, and some appointments that enhance internal skills. The structure of the Chief Commercial Officer was entrusted to Lorenzo Mariani, until now head of the Electronics division for Land and Naval Defense. The structure of the Chief People, Organization and Transformation Officer, entrusted to Simonetta Iarlori – who will join the Group from 2 October 2017-, has the objective of guiding, with an end-to-end approach, the transformation of the company and its digitization. Gian Piero Cutillo, current group CFO, has been appointed Head of the Helicopters Division in place of Daniele Romiti. Alessandra Genco, current Group Finance Director, becomes CFO in place of Cutillo.
“Consistent with the strategic guidelines aimed at guaranteeing the sustainability of the business in the long term, Leonardo's new organization will allow, placing the customer at the centre, to further strengthen the Group's positioning on international markets, also through the development of the potential inherent in the Customer Support,” the note explains.
The structure of the Chief Commercial Officer, entrusted to Mariani, has "the objective of strengthening the international presence of the Group, through a more effective central coordination of the commercial activities of the Divisions, of the regional operating companies and local subsidiaries and through the development of Customer Support ”.
In particular, the Chief Commercial Officer is entrusted with "the responsibility of establishing Leonardo's unitary commercial interface, facilitating business development actions with a particular focus on the export market, and of developing 'Customer Support' activities in order to capture the full market potential, starting from the current and future needs of customers".
The Chief People, Organization and Transformation Officer structure, entrusted to Iarlori, has the objective of "leading, with an end-to-end approach, the transformation of the company and its digitization, through the development of human resources, processes and organization, as well as with the right evolution of IT platforms and applications to support the business”.
In particular, the Chief People, Organization and Transformation Officer is entrusted with responsibility for the following areas: Human Resources, Organization and Processes, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Transformation Programs.
