Rolls-Royce Holdings announced that it will appoint Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silvaas a non-executive director with effect from 1 September 2023. On joining the board, Paulo will be appointed to the Nominations, Culture & Governance Committee and the Safety, Energy Transition and Tech Committee. Paulo has an outstanding track record in the global aerospace industry with over 25 years' experience at Embraer, the third largest commercial jets manufacturer with operations in the US, EU, Brazil and China.

He was President & CEO of Embraer's Commercial Aviation division, before becoming President & CEO of the Group in 2016. As President & CEO, he led Embraer through major strategic change, successful innovation in product development and programmes, significant improvement in operational efficiency and supply chain optimization and successful industry partnerships. Since his retiral from Embraer in 2019, he has acted as an advisor and board member and is currently a non-executive director of Cemig, the major power company in Brazil, listed in Brazil, US and Spain.

The company also announced that Paul Adams, a non-executive director of the company, will step down from the Board on 1 September 2023 having served since March 2021.