Rolls-Royce Holdings plc announced that Chris Cholerton, currently President - Defence, has been appointed as President - Civil Aerospace, and Tom Bell, previously Global Sales & Marketing for Defense, Space & Security at The Boeing Company, is returning to lead its enlarged Defence business. The appointments will take effect during February and both presidents will report to Chief Executive Warren East as members of the Executive Leadership Team. Chris Cholerton has held engineering, programme and operational leadership positions in both its Civil Aerospace and Defence businesses. He has worked closely with key airframe partners, airline customers and governments, serves on the Board of Rolls-Royce North America Holdings Inc. and has led its Defence business since 2015. Tom Bell is currently senior vice president of Global Sales & Marketing for Defense, Space & Security at The Boeing Company. Prior to joining Boeing in 2015, Tom was President of Rolls-Royce Defence Aerospace having joined as President, Customer Business, North America in mid-2012. Previously he had spent over two decades with Boeing in a variety of leadership positions within the Defense, Space and Security Business and began his aerospace career with Lockheed Martin in Human Space Flight. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the National Defense Industrial Association.