Jacqueline Casini appointed SVP for Communications, Marketing and Brand at Rolls-Royce Power Systems

• Jacqueline Casini is an Executive with broad experience in retail, air freight, motorhomes and telecommunications

Jacqueline Casini has been Senior Vice President Brand, Marketing and Communications at Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG since mid-March this year. She is responsible for the integrated positioning of the mtu product and solution brand in the power and propulsion systems markets globally, as well as for the communications activities of the Power Systems division of FTSE 100 listed Rolls-Royce plc. She succeeds Martin Wielgus, who left the company last autumn.

Jacqueline Casini’s last role was as Vice President Corporate Communications & Public Policy at Mediamarkt Saturn Retail Group and Ceconomy AG, where she was responsible for corporate communications and political engagement. Prior to that, she was Senior Director Communications, Marketing & Corporate Responsibility at Lufthansa Cargo, where she managed the global communications and brand strategy and steered the air freight company’s international customer loyalty programmes, trade fairs and conferences. She has also held senior communications positions at the Erwin Hymer Group and in the telecommunications industry. During her twelve years working abroad in France and Spain, she also gained valuable international experience.

Dr Jörg Stratmann, CEO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems said: “With Jacqueline Casini, we are gaining a proven communications and marketing expert with international experience for our management team. Her wide-ranging expertise in various industries and her strategic understanding of integrated communications will help us to further strengthen our position worldwide with our innovative solutions for sophisticated energy and propulsion systems. I very much look forward to working with Ms Casini and I am convinced that she will provide important impetus for our further development.”

Jacqueline Casini holds a degree in economics from the Freie Universität Berlin and a master’s degree in communication and leadership from the Quadriga University of Applied Sciences in Berlin. She is also Vice President of the German Association for Communication (BdKom), a professional association for press and communication officers from companies and organisations in German-speaking countries.