Nairobi, March 14 -- Rolls-Royce Plc has appointed John Kelly as the President of Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META), which will see him head the operations of the civil aerospace business and support growing partnerships across the continent.

In his new role, John will assume group-wide leadership and representation for the Group's Civil Aerospace, Power Systems and Defence businesses across the META region, engaging with senior government and industry stakeholders.

Rolls-Royce develops power and propulsion solutions for applications in the air, at sea and on land, employing over 150 people across Africa.

With headquarters in South Africa, it has been supporting Africa's growing power generation, marine, rail and industrial sector...