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Founded by Charles Rolls in 1906.1
Private company
Rolls-Royce
Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
British multinational aerospace and defence company
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a British multinational aerospace and defence company incorporated in February 2011. The company owns Rolls-Royce, a business established in 1904 which today designs, manufactures and distributes power systems for aviation and other industries.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 16, 2026.
Overview
1906Founded1
- Tickeron London Stock Exchange1
- Industryaerospace industry, energy industry, weapons industry1
- HeadquartersLondon1
- Websitewww.rolls-royce.com
- Legal formpublic limited company1
- Listed onLondon Stock Exchange (RR)1
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Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a British multinational aerospace and defence company incorporated in February 2011. The company owns Rolls-Royce, a business established in 1904 which today designs, manufactures and distributes power systems for aviation and other industries. Rolls-Royce is one of the world's largest manufacturers of aircraft engines and has major businesses in the marine propulsion and energy sectors.2
Leadership
Who has led Rolls-Royce, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
Chief executive
197019801990200020102020
- FounderCharles Rolls1
- Chief executive officerTufan Erginbilgiç Jan 2023 to now1
- Chief executive officerWarren East Jul 3, 2015 to Jan 20231
- ChairSir Ian Davis May 2, 2013 to now1
Board members and other officers (7)
- Board memberLubna Olayan Sep 2006 to now1
- Board memberIrene Dorner1
- Board memberJasmin Staiblin1
- Board memberLee Hsien Yang1
- Board memberLewis Booth1
- Board memberSir Ian Davis1
- Board memberWarren East1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
- ValueAct Capital 10.9%
- Capital Group Companies 5.1%
- Credit Suisse 3.9%
Subsidiaries
- AirTanker Services Limited
- Amalgamated Power Engineering
- Atacama Audio
- Bergen Engines
- Bristol Siddeley
- ITP Aero
- Kamewa
- MTU Friedrichshafen
- Rolls-Royce
- Rolls-Royce (Canada)
- Rolls-Royce (Norway)
- Rolls-Royce (Sweden)
- Rolls-Royce Controls and Data Services
- Rolls-Royce Deutschland
- Rolls-Royce Group
- Rolls-Royce India
- Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations
- Rolls-Royce North America
- Rolls-Royce Power Systems
- Turbo-Union
Also owns
- MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
- Succeeded Rolls-Royce Limited1
Employees over time
Revenue over time
As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.
Revenue
- 2019$4.7B1
Net income
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.rolls-royce.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/RollsRoyce1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCSPHdK9LVastTeN8yFPHKSQ1
- WikipediaRolls-Royce Holdings
- WikidataQ243278
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataRolls-Royce on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRolls-Royce on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsRolls-Royce logo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain