Rolls-Royce subsidiary for yacht bridges and automation, Team Italia Marine, has appointed Christian Paolini as managing director and sales director as part of its new management team.
Christian joins Team Italia Marine with more than 20 years’ of experience in the maritime and technology sector, including as sales manager at Rolls-Royce Solutions Italia.
His appointment is a step towards strengthening the continuity of the company and aligning Team Italia Marine’s long-term strategy with the vision and objectives of Rolls-Royce.
Team Italia Marine, based in Fano on the Italian Adriatic, was founded in 2000 and supplies yacht bridges and integrated bridge solutions for large – mainly customised – Italian-built superyachts.
We are now entering a new phase in the development of bridge solutions for yachts.
Denise Kurtulus
Since it was founded, the company has supplied more than 700 yacht bridge solutions to mainly Italian yacht builders.
The company was acquired by Rolls-Royce in June 2023.
“With this comprehensive portfolio under our mtu brand, we have an exclusive position in the yacht market, offering integrated solutions for the entire propulsion train as well as automation and control systems for large yachts,” said Denise Kurtulus, senior vice president global marine at Rolls-Royce Power Systems.
“We are now entering a new phase in the development of bridge solutions for yachts. Christian Paolini will lead our specialists in Italy into a promising future, building on the global presence of the mtu brand.”
Artificial intelligence
Christian added: “We are ready for the next technological leap: integrated bridges that not only enable to accept predictive maintenance solutions but also utilise artificial intelligence to give the captain and his crew completely new options for operating the ship optimal and safely.
“We will continue to internationalise our business by expanding our customer base with European customers outside of Italy as a first step.
“And we will expand our product portfolio to include standardised products for series yachts while continuing to offer our customers technologically sophisticated solutions for their individual products.”
