Andrea Coccetti becomes ATR’s new Chief Financial Officer
Toulouse, 17 May 2024 – The Board Members of ATR, the world’s number one regional aircraft manufacturer, appointed Andrea Coccetti as the company’s new Senior Vice-President Finance and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 1, 2024. He succeeds Antonio Di Gennaro who takes on new responsibilities within the Leonardo Helicopters management team.
In this role, Andrea joins ATR’s Top Management team, reporting to the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Nathalie Tarnaud Laude. He is based at the company’s headquarters in Toulouse, France.
Andrea brings 20 years of experience having held key financial leadership positions at Leonardo. Since 2015, he was the Chief Financial Officer for the Cyber & Security Solutions Division. Andrea began his career with Fantuzzi Reggiane, a large material handling equipment manufacturer with operational activities in Italy, Germany and China. Andrea holds a Master of Science in Economics from the University of Parma, Italy, and followed an Executive Leadership programme at the Imperial College London.
As the new CFO, Andrea will play a pivotal role in shaping ATR’s financial strategies and contributing to the manufacturer’s continuous innovation and development initiatives.
Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, ATR’s Chief Executive Officer, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Andrea to the ATR executive team. As our new CFO, he will be instrumental in supporting our long-term growth and continuous innovation efforts. His extensive financial expertise and strategic mindset will be invaluable in contributing to our overarching vision of accelerating sustainable connections worldwide.”
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ATR is the world number one regional aircraft manufacturer with its ATR 42 and 72, the best-selling aircraft in the below 90-seat market segment. The unifying vision of the company is to accelerate sustainable connections for people, communities and businesses, no matter how remote. Flown by some 200 airlines in over 100 countries, ATR aircraft opened 160 new routes in 2023, facilitating the development of territories and enabling access to crucial services like healthcare and education. Thanks to ATR’s focus on continuous innovation and the intrinsic efficiency of the turboprop technology, ATR aircraft are the most advanced, versatile, cost-effective and lowest-emission regional aircraft on the market, emitting 45% less CO2 than similar-size regional jets. In January 2022, we flew the first ever commercial aircraft using 100% SAF in both engines. ATR is a joint-venture between Airbus and Leonardo.