Also Read: This Special Edition Rolls Royce, inspired by solar eclipse flaunts dazzling starry design! Have a look Erginbilgic is driving his turnaround effort deeper into the company after already switching some key management positions, including the head of the civil engine subsidiary. The engineering technology & safety businesses will be unified and run by Simon Burr, a senior manager at the civil aerospace subsidiary who is joining the executive team as part of the shift, the company said.
Having joined Rolls-Royce from BP Plc, Erginbilgic brought in consultants to advise on streamlining the organization. Rolls makes engines for the largest commercial aircraft and earns money based on their hours of use as well as with lucrative service contracts.
Also Read: In pics: Special Edition Rolls Royce, inspired by solar eclipse flaunts its dazzling starry design! Have a look “This is another step on our multi-year transformation journey to build a high performing, competitive, resilient and growing Rolls-Royce," the CEO said in the release. The CEO, who likened the company to a “burning platform" shortly after taking over at the start of the year, has presided over a more than doubling of the stock price, as long-distance travel rebounds from pandemic lows, reigniting demand for large aircraft like the Airbus A350, for which Rolls-Royce is the sole supplier.
Also Read: CBI files case against Rolls Royce India for fraud in Hawk aircraft procurement About half of Rolls-Royce employees are in the UK, 11,000 work in Germany and about 5,500 are located in the US. The last time the company cut a large number of positions was in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when aircraft around the globe were largely grounded.
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