From 2017 was Chief Commercial Officer, and additionally from May 2018 he was Chief Executive Officer of Leonardo International, and held both posts until his departure to join MBDA. As a member of the MBDA board whilst at Leonardo, Mr. Mariani knows the company very well. Moreover, earlier in his career, he worked in MBDA's Strategy directorate as the head of product strategy from 2002 to 2005. Eric Béranger, CEO of MBDA, said: "I am pleased to welcome Lorenzo Mariani to the MBDA group Executive Committee. Thanks to his career in the commercial field, I am confident Lorenzo will provide a decisive contribution to the company's future success. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Pasquale Di Bartolomeo for having played a key role in the development of MBDA as a market leader." MBDA is the only European group capable of designing and producing missiles and missile systems that correspond to the full range of current and future operational needs of the three armed forces (land, sea and air).