Rolls-Royce Holdings plc announced the appointment of John Kelly to the position of President -- Middle East, Türkiye and Africa (META), with immediate effect. Before this role, John spent six years as Senior Vice President of Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the Group's Civil Aerospace business. John joined Rolls-Royce over twenty years ago, in 2001, as a graduate trainee in the Defence business.

He rose to become a senior manager before joining Civil Aerospace. In his new role, John will assume group-wide leadership and representation for the Group's Civil Aerospace, Power Systems and Defence businesses across the META region, engaging with senior government and industry stakeholders.