What Happened
Turboprop Maker Sees Leadership Change Amid Corporate Governance Shift
ATR, the turboprop aircraft manufacturer, has announced the appointment of Vittorio Lorenzo Della Bella as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective November 1, 2026. Della Bella, who joins from Leonardo Helicopters US, succeeds Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, who has led the company since 2022. In a parallel move, Patrick Bergues, formerly CFO of Airbus in the US, will take over as ATR’s new CFO. These changes are part of ATR’s corporate governance rules, aiming to balance leadership representation between its parent companies, Airbus and Leonardo. The new CEO will face challenges in continuing the industrial streamlining program and making key decisions on the EVO program, ATR’s new generation turboprop development. This development was first reported by AeroTime.