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Roberto Farnese

Executive Vice President Fleet

I’ve always embraced change and challenges, guided by a mindset of business ambidexterity—mastering today while relentlessly innovating for tomorrow. For me success is not the destination, it’s the outcome: bringing the right people together is the most critical factor to achieve that.

Roberto joined OHI in July 2025 as Group Executive Vice President Fleet. He brings a wealth of experience in Fleet Management with more than 18 years’ experience in the air mobility industry, spanning from OEMs to Lessors. Previous roles including Vice President and Regional Manager – Europe and Americas for Milestone, and at Bell he was the Regional Sales Manager Leader for Western Europe. Roberto started his aviation career in Accenture Consulting and joined Leonardo in 2007 as Product Marketing Manager, then Head of Civil Marketing Development.

Roberto holds both a Master of Science in Impact Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (US) and a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Politecnico di Milano & TU Delft (Netherlands).

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