Adam RiddlePresident – Defence; Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce North America, Inc.

Adam has spent nearly a decade in Defence and played a pivotal role in the recent success of the business, most recently leading its global services operations. In his previous role as Director of Strategy & Future Programmes, he was instrumental in the business securing the strategically important long-term contracts to re-engine the US Air Force’s B-52 aircraft and to provide the propulsion system for the V-280 Valor for the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) Program. Prior to Rolls-Royce, Adam worked within the defence operations of Boeing. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point, and served as an Armor Officer in the US Army.