Guiseppe Orsi

After graduating in Aeronautical Engineering at the Polytechnic of Milan, Orsi started his long and successful career in the Italian aero industry, in 1973 with SIAI Marchetti. After the firm was incorporated in Agusta, he was appointed to hold a series of key management positions of home and international operations, including the joint venture with Bell Helicopters for the BA (then AW) 609 Tilt-rotor program. In 2004 he was appointed CEO of AgustaWestland, and in 2011 he became the CEO and Chairman of Finmeccanica (now Leonardo), the main Italian hi-tech industrial conglomerate.