Giovanni Tomassini appointed new CEO of Piaggio Aerospace
The Board of
Directors of Baykar Piaggio Aerospace S.p.A. – the new company to which
the business complexes of Piaggio Aero and Piaggio Aviation under extraordinary
administration have been transferred –announced today the appointment of Giovanni
Tomassini, the current Chief Operating Officer, as the new Chief
Executive Officer of the Company.
Born in 1964,
with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Politecnico
University of Milan, Tomassini joined Piaggio Aerospace in 2009. Previously, he
worked at Ansaldo Sistemi Industriali and Aermacchi, where he held the position
of Production Manager.
“Giovanni’s
appointment represents a choice of continuity and trust in the competences of
the current management,” said Haluk Bayraktar, CEO of Baykar and Chairman of
the Board of Baykar Piaggio Aerospace. “After the years of extraordinary
administration, the company can now restart with a new industrial vision,
capable of combining the legacy of Piaggio Aerospace with the innovation and
expertise of Baykar. Giovanni’s experience will be crucial in making this path
concrete and leading the company into a new phase of industrial development and
international growth.”