Communiqués de presse >> Rolls-Royce Names New Communications Manager for North America Defense Sector :


Suivez l'actualité aéronautique avec le Podcast !
Rolls-Royce Names New Communications Manager for North America Defense Sector
Communiqué publié le 09/01/2008 à 23h26

Rolls-Royce has appointed Greg Clarke as Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, for the company's Defense North America business, including Rolls-Royce North America Technologies Inc. - LibertyWorks(TM), effective immediately.

Greg, who is based at the Rolls-Royce facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, joins Rolls-Royce with ten years of corporate communications experience with leading Fortune 500 companies.

Most recently, he served as a Senior Communications Associate in the Global Product Communications department at Eli Lilly and Company, overseeing communications for oncology products and related therapies. Prior to that, he served as a Communications and Operations Manager for Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan.

Dennis Jarvi, President, Defense North America said: "Greg's professional perspective and experience will be invaluable as he supports our growing defense business in North America. We are delighted to add such a strong communications practitioner to our team."

Greg holds a B.A. in English from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

NOTE TO EDITORS -0- *T 1. Rolls-Royce operates in four global markets - civil aerospace, defense aerospace, marine and energy. It is investing in technology and capability that can be used in each of these sectors to create a competitive range of products. 2. A significant and growing industry player in North America, Rolls- Royce employs nearly 8,000 people at more than 66 US locations in 26 states and seven sites in six Canadian provinces. 3. Each year, Rolls-Royce businesses and operations in North America generate over $3 billion in sales and the company's total U.S. investment is nearly $1 billion. The region is home to the global headquarters for several Rolls-Royce businesses including Energy, Corporate & Regional Aircraft, Helicopter Engines and Defense North America. U.S. interests hold 25 percent of Rolls-Royce shares. More Rolls-Royce engines are built in the United States than anywhere else in the world. 4. Rolls-Royce North America supports a wide range of customers, including: civil and military aircraft manufacturers; commercial airlines; corporate and regional operators; public utilities; independent power producers; pipeline operators; and on- and off- shore oil producers, to name a few. 5. As the world leader in military transport aircraft, Rolls-Royce provides the engine for the new C-27J, C-130J and V-22 Osprey and powers more than 2,800 fixed and rotary-wing aircraft currently in service with all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. These include such mission-critical aircraft as: the Global Hawk in service with the US Air Force; the AV-8B Harrier and V-22 Osprey with the US Marine Corps; the T-45 Goshawk and P-3 Orion with the US Navy; the OH-58 Kiowa and Kiowa Warrior and MH-6 Little Bird helicopters with the US Army; and C-130 Hercules transports with all branches. Rolls-Royce is a key team member on the F-35 Lightning II - the world's largest ever fighter program. The company is providing the short take-off, vertical landing (STOVL) technology with the LiftFan(TM) system. Rolls-Royce is also partnered with General Electric for the development of the F136, an interchangeable engine for the F-35 Lightning II. *T

Business Wire

Suivez l'Actualité Aéronautique !

Sélectionnez votre lecteur de news préféré ci-dessous :
Ajoutez à Netvibes Ajoutez à Google Ajoutez à Mon Yahoo! Ajoutez à Newsgator
Ou bien intégrez le flux XML dans votre agrégateur RSS par défaut : XML