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Board of Directors

  • NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
    Sir Nigel Rudd DL

    Appointed: 2015 | Nationality: British

    Skills and experience

    Chartered accountant with extensive Board experience spanning multiple sectors including aerospace, retail and financial services.

    Current appointments

    Non-Executive Chairman of Signature Aviation plc and Non-Executive Chairman of Sappi Limited.

    Appointments in unlisted companies

    Non-Executive Chairman of BGF Group PLC.

    Previous appointments

    Chairman of Williams Holdings plc, Destiny Pharma PLC, Kidde plc, Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited (formerly BAA Limited), The Boots Company, Pilkington PLC, Pendragon PLC, Invensys plc and Aquarius Platinum Limited. Deputy Chairman of Barclays PLC and Non-Executive Director of BAE Systems plc.

    Committee Membership

    Nominations

     

  • CHIEF EXECUTIVE
    Tony Wood

    Appointed: 2018 | Nationality: British

    Skills and experience

    Tony has extensive aerospace industry experience, most recently gained with Rolls-Royce plc where he held a number of senior management positions, latterly as President, Aerospace. Tony previously spent sixteen years at Messier-Dowty, now part of Safran Group.

    Organisations

    Tony is President of ADS, the UK trade organization representing the aerospace, defence, security and space sectors.

    Committee Membership

    Finance, Disclosure, Executive, Commercial, Corporate Responsibility

     

  • NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SENIOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
    Guy Berruyer

    Appointed: 2012 | Nationality: French

    Skills and experience

    Trained as an electrical engineer at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and holds a Harvard Business School MBA. Brings significant experience to the Board as a former FTSE-100 Chief Executive.

    Appointments in unlisted companies

    Non-Executive Chairman of robotic process automation company Softomotive Holding Ltd. Non-Executive Chairman of Brandwatch, a digital consumer intelligence company. Non-Executive Director of Berger Levrault, a French software and services company, and Non-Executive Director of Civica Group. Senior advisor to the European software team at Warburg Pincus.

    Previous appointments

    Group Chief Executive of The Sage Group plc and Chief Executive of Sage Group plc’s Europe and Asia division. Early career spent with software and hardware vendors in French and other European management roles.

    Committee Membership

    Remuneration, Audit, Nominations, Corporate Responsibility

     

  • Chief Financial Officer
    Louisa Burdett

    Appointed: 2019 | Nationality: British

    Skills and experience

    Chartered Accountant. She has held senior financial positions in industrial, manufacturing, publishing and pharmaceutical companies.

    Current appointments

    Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Electrocomponents plc, a global distributor of industrial and electronic products.

    Organisations

    Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

    Previous appointments

    Chief Financial Officer of Victrex plc, which provides innovative composite polymer solutions to a variety of end markets, including aerospace. Louisa has also held CFO roles with Optos plc, the Financial Times Group, GE Healthcare and Chep Europe. She also spent time in various roles at GlaxoSmithKline, including Finance Integration Director.

    Committee Membership

    Finance, Disclosure, Executive, Commercial, Corporate Responsibility

     

  • NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    Colin Day

    Appointed: 2015 | Nationality: British

    Skills and experience

    Chartered certified accountant with significant experience in senior operational and financial roles gained across a variety of sectors including engineering and technology, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas and aerospace.

    Current appointments

    Non-executive Chairman of Premier Foods plc. Non-Executive Director of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC and Chair of the Audit committee.

    Appointments in unlisted companies

    Appointed to F.M. Insurance Company Limited and FM Insurance Europe S.A. In March 2018, Colin was named Non-Executive Director for the Government’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. He became Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee in July 2018. Chairman of MK:U Limited.

    Organisations

    Independent member of the Council of Cranfield University.

    Previous appointments

    Chief Executive of Essentra PLC, Chief Financial Officer of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, Group Finance Director of Aegis Group plc, Non-Executive Director of WPP plc, Easyjet plc, Imperial Tobacco Group plc, Cadbury plc, Senior Independent Director of Amec Foster Wheeler plc and Non-Executive Director of FM Global.

    Committee Membership

    Remuneration, Audit, Nominations

     

  • NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    Nancy Gioia

    Appointed: 2017 | Nationality: American

    Skills and experience

    Electrical engineer who has held senior engineering and operational roles with a strong background in manufacturing.

    Current appointments

    Non-Executive Director of Brady Corporation and Chair of the Technology Committee.

    Appointments in unlisted companies

    Executive Chairman of Blue Current, a privately held start-up company focused on battery technologies. Principal of Gioia Consulting Services, LLC., a strategic business advisory company.

    Organisations

    Member of the University of Michigan-Dearborn Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Council and Engineering Dean’s Advisory Board.

    Previous appointments

    Held several key executive positions at Ford Motor Company during a thirty-three year career. She is the Chair of AutomotiveNEXT and Stanford University Alliance for Integrated Manufacturing.

    Other responsibilities

    Appointed by the Board as the Non-Executive Director responsible for employee engagement.

    Committee Membership

    Remuneration, Audit, Nominations, Corporate Responsibility

     

  • NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    Alison Goligher OBE

    Appointed: 2014 | Nationality: British

    Skills and experience

    Trained engineer and holds a MEng Petroleum Engineering from Heriot-Watt University. She brings specific oil and gas experience to the Board, including technology management expertise and experience running diverse functions and businesses within globally significant energy corporations.

    Current appointments

    Non-Executive Director of United Utilities Group PLC.

    Appointments in unlisted companies

    Executive Chairman of Silixa Limited, a provider of distributed fibre optic monitoring solutions.

    Previous appointments

    Alison has held various roles at Royal Dutch Shell from 2006 to 2015, most recently as Executive Vice President, Upstream International Unconventionals. She previously spent seventeen years at Schlumberger, a supplier of technology, integrated project management and information solutions to oil and gas customers worldwide.

    Committee Membership

    Remuneration, Audit, Nominations

     

  • NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    Guy Hachey

    Appointed: 2019 | Nationality: Canadian, citizen of Canada and US

    Skills and experience

    President and Chief Operating Officer of Bombardier Aerospace from April 2008 to his retirement in 2014.

    Current appointments

    Non-Executive Director of Hexcel Corporation and member of the Compensation Committee.

    Appointments in unlisted companies

    Operating partner at Advent International.

    Previous appointments

    Prior to his retirement from Bombardier, held significant operational roles at Delphi Corporation and General Motors Corporation.

    Committee Membership

    Remuneration, Audit, Nominations

     

  • Non-Executive Director
    Caroline Silver

    Appointed: 2019 | Nationality: British

    Skills and experience

    Chartered accountant with significant global investment banking experience specialising in financial institutions, financial technology and market infrastructure, and capital raising.

    Current appointments

    Non-Executive Chairman of FTSE 250 consumer products group, PZ Cussons plc and Chair of the Nominations Committee. Part-time Managing Director at Moelis & Company, a leading global independent investment bank.

    Appointments in unlisted companies

    Non-Executive Director of BUPA and Chair of the Risk Committee and member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees. Senior Independent Director of M&G plc and member of the Audit, Remuneration, Risk and Nominations Committees.

    Organisations

    Trustee of the Victorian and Albert Museum and member of the Audit Committee, Chair of the Finance Committee and Chair of the Investment Committee.

    Previous appointments

    Vice Chairman of EMEA Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and spent 14 years at Morgan Stanley where she held a number of senior positions including Global Vice Chairman of Investment Banking and European Head of Financial Institutions. She started her career as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

    Committee Membership

    Remuneration, Audit, Nominations

     

Meggitt Board Committees

Membership: The independent non-executive directors

Colin Day (Committee Chair), Guy Berruyer, Nancy Gioia, Alison Goligher, Guy Hachey, Caroline Silver

Role: Monitors the integrity of the Group’s financial statements, the effectiveness of the external and internal auditors, risk and internal control processes, tax and treasury.

Terms of Reference

Membership: Two independent non-executive director and the executive directors

Nancy Gioia (Committee Chair), Tony Wood, Louisa Burdett, Guy Berruyer

Role: The Corporate Responsibility Committee is responsible for ensuring that the Board complies with requirements under the UK Corporate Governance Code and UK Companies Acts on stakeholder engagement, including but not limited to employees. It oversees the implementation of the Group’s strategy and programmes in the areas of corporate responsibility, charity and community, ethics and business conduct (including anti-corruption) and environment.

Terms of Reference

Membership: The executive directors, Company Secretary, and Vice President, Strategy & Investor Relations

Tony Wood (Committee Chair), Louisa Burdett, Marina Thomas, Mat Wootton.

Role: Discusses and approves all matters related to inside information under the market abuse regime.

Terms of Reference

Membership: The executive directors

Tony Wood (Committee Chair), Louisa Burdett.

Role: Approves treasury-related activity, insurance and other matters delegated by the Board.

Terms of Reference

Membership: Chairman and the independent non-executive directors

Sir Nigel Rudd (Committee Chair), Guy Berruyer, Colin Day, Nancy Gioia, Alison Goligher, Guy Hachey, Caroline Silver

Role: Ensures the Board and senior management team have the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience to operate effectively and to deliver the Group’s strategy.

Terms of Reference

Membership: The independent non-executive directors

Alison Goligher (Committee Chair), Guy Berruyer, Colin Day, Nancy Gioia, Guy Hachey, Caroline Silver

Role: Determines the reward strategy for the executive directors and senior management, to align their interests with those of the shareholders.

Terms of Reference