Daniele Romiti has joined Azimut as General Manager of the Azimut brand, reporting directly to Group CEO Marco Valle.

Daniele Romiti has spent much of his career as an aeronautical engineer in AgustaWestland, a world-leading designer and builder of helicopters for various uses and lines of business.

At Agusta, Daniele Romiti held positions of increasing responsibility in the technical and operations field before becoming Chief Operating Officer and finally CEO, during which time he oversaw the company's integration with Leonardo, where he was Managing Director of the Helicopters Division.

Before joining Azimut, Daniele Romiti was General Manager at Alenia Aermacchi, in the civil and military aviation industry, and a Managing Director at Adler Peltzer Group, a leading producer of components and carbon fibre materials for the luxury automotive, boatbuilding and aerospace markets.

"I'm thrilled to join the Azimut team," said Romiti, "and determined to make my own contribution to the growth path embarked on by the company and given an additional boost by a series of major investments".

The appointment is part of Azimut's development and growth plan. Azimut expresses its warmest welcome and congratulations to Daniele Romiti.