Rob has been driving the transformation of Civil Aerospace since joining the business as President in early 2023. Prior to this role, he ran Rolls-Royce Electrical and has been a member of Rolls-Royce’s group executive team since 2022. He has also been a member of the Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG Supervisory Board. Rob joined Rolls-Royce in 2009 and has worked in businesses and functions across the group with regional and global accountabilities, as well as in the CEO Chief of Staff role. Before joining Rolls-Royce Rob briefly worked in oil and gas, having spent the first half of his career as a fast stream diplomat in the British Foreign Office. He has lived and worked in Asia, the Middle East and Africa and is currently based in London.