Board of Management

Since January 2017 Andreas Schell serves as President of the business unit Power Systems, CEO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the subsidiary Rolls-Royce Solutions GmbH, Friedrichshafen/Germany. He is also a member of the Executive Team of Rolls-Royce plc. Embracing change in a global business environment that is constantly changing is absolutely essential in his view, if companies wish to remain competitive. He draws on the experience he has gained with complex change and integration processes at international engineering companies and advocates fast clear decisions. High technology at the limit of the feasible is the common strive of his professional career.
Before joining Rolls-Royce, Schell was responsible for the digital strategy of the US based technology group United Technologies Corporation (UTC), for which he had previously held various roles. He previously gained international management experience at Aerospace Powersystems, Hamilton Sundstrand and DaimlerChrysler. Born in 1969, the studied Mechanical Engineer (Clausthal University of Technology) and Master of Business Administration (Michigan State University) is a passionate triathlete.

Wolfgang Widlewski assumes the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Rolls-Royce Power Systems on an interim basis. Widlewski studied Economic Sciences at Justus Liebig University in Giessen and looks back on more than 30 years of management experience in the German and international automotive industry. He was employed in various positions at Daimler Group, including CFO and Head of Strategy Daimler North East Asia. Widlewski has many years of experience in managing joint ventures, especially in Asia. He has extensive knowledge in restructuring and global product projects. Most recently, he served as CEO of Management Consulting company W. Harryson Ltd.