Finmeccanica has achieved a place in the first edition of the Sunday Times PA Consulting Inward Investment Track 50 league table, which ranks Britain's largest foreign employers, published in The Sunday Times on 8 June. Together the 50 companies in the ranking employ more than 780,000 UK staff in full-time positions throughout the UK. The companies are owned by multinationals headquartered in 15 different countries.

As a world-class high technology leader in aerospace, defence and security, Finmeccanica employs some 8,500 people in the UK through our companies Selex ES, Telespazio and AgustaWestland, with revenues of £2.3 billion. We make an important contribution to the UK’s financial and knowledge economies through advanced manufacturing and innovation, channelling £185 million every year into R&D in the UK. Our strong foundation, industrial footprint and proven capabilities help to keep the UK at the forefront of the global technology market.

The full Sunday Times ranking can be viewed at: www.inwardinvestmenttrack.co.uk