Change of command: new leader for the General Office for Managerial Innovation

Air Brigadier General Marco Lant takes over from Air Division General Vittorio Iannotta

Author: Lt Col Stefania Vergari

Tuesday, July 11th, in the presence of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Luca Goretti, the change of command ceremony for the General Office for Managerial Innovation took place between Air Marshal Vittorio Iannotta and the Air Brigadier General Marco Lant.

In his farewell speech, General Iannotta extended heartfelt thanks to the UIM personnel for their constant commitment and for the important milestones achieved.

The Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Air Force General Luca Goretti, in entrusting this new assignment to Gen. Lant, he underscored the unique nature and importance of the Office, whose activities are aimed at the continuous improvement of the organisation.

The’General Office for Managerial Innovation (UIM) is the body directly dependent on the Chief of Staff of the Air Force responsible for Research & Development in the field of organisational innovation, advising the organisation's leadership on the implementation and management of Integrated Innovative Services Project, Quality, Knowledge and Human Resources, for the constant improvement of organisational and decision-making processes and for the implementation of its programmes and projects. The UIM also performs the function of Portfolio, Programme and Project Office (P3O) for the Air Force. Finally, within the UIM, the AMi-CERT Certification Body (OdC) was established, accredited for the certification of professional figures and management systems; this OdC is unique within the Public Administration.