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Board of Directors

  • NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
    Sir Nigel Rudd DL

    Appointed: 2015 | Nationality: British

    Skills and experience

    Sir Nigel is a chartered accountant. He has extensive Board experience spanning multiple sectors including aerospace, retail and financial services.

    Current appointments

    Sir Nigel is currently non-Executive Chairman of BBA Aviation plc and Non-Executive Chairman of Sappi Limited.

    Appointments in unlisted companies

    Non-Executive Chairman of Business Growth Fund Plc.

    Previous appointments

    Sir Nigel has previously held the following 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. 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.

    Currently, no other current or previous appointments to disclose.

    Committee Membership

    Finance, Disclosure, Executive, Commercial, Corporate Responsibility

     

  • NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    Guy Berruyer

    Appointed: 2012 | Nationality: French

    Skills and experience

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

    Appointments in unlisted companies

    Chairman of software engineering company Linaro Limited and Chairman of robotic process automation company Softomotive. Director of French software and services company Berger Levrault and senior advisor to the European software team at Warburg Pincus. Non-executive director of Civica Group.

    Previous appointments

    Guy was previously Group Chief Executive of The Sage Group plc and Chief Executive of Sage Group plc’s Europe and Asia division. He spent his early career spent with software and hardware vendors in French and other European management roles.

    Change of role

    On 25 April 2019, Guy will become Senior Independent Director, following Paul Heiden’s retirement.

     

    Committee Membership

    Remuneration, Audit, Nominations, Corporate Responsibility

     

  • Chief Financial Officer
    Louisa Burdett

    Appointed: 2019 | Nationality: British

    Skills and experience

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

    Current appointments

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

    Organisations

    Louisa is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

    Previous appointments

    Louisa was previously 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, Executive, Commercial, Corporate Responsibility

     

  • NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    Colin Day

    Appointed: 2015 | Nationality: British

    Skills and experience

    Colin is a chartered certified accountant. He has significant experience in senior operational and financial roles which he has gained across a variety of sectors including engineering and technology, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas and aerospace.

    Current appointments

    Colin is Non-Executive Director of FM Global and Non-Executive Director of Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc, where he is Chair of their Audit committee. In March 2018, Colin was named Non-Executive Director for the Government’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. He became chair of their Audit and Risk Assurance Committee in July 2018.

    Organisations

    Colin is an independent member of the Council of Cranfield University.

    Previous appointments

    Colin has held previous roles, including 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 and Senior Independent Director of Amec Foster Wheeler plc.

    Committee Membership

    Remuneration, Audit, Nominations

     

  • NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    Nancy Gioia

    Appointed: 2017 | Nationality: American

    Skills and experience

    Nancy is an electrical engineer who has held senior engineering and operational roles. Additionally she has a strong background in manufacturing.

    Current appointments

    Nancy is Non-Executive Director of Brady Corporation and Chair of their Technology Committee.

    Appointments in unlisted companies

    Nancy is Principal of Gioia Consulting Services, LLC., a strategic business advisory company.

    Organisations

    Nancy holds membership at the University of Michigan Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Council and Dearborn Engineering Dean’s Advisory Board.

    Previous appointments

    Nancy has 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

    Nancy has been 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

    Alison trained as an 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

    Alison is Non-Executive Director of United Utilities Group PLC.

    Appointments in unlisted companies

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

    Organisations

    Alison is a Trustee of Edinburgh Business School, part of Heriot-Watt University.

    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.

    Change of role

    On 25 April 2019, Alison will become chairman of the Remuneration Committee following Paul Heiden’s retirement.

    Committee Membership

    Remuneration, Audit, Nominations

     

  • EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    Philip Green

    Appointed: 2001 | Nationality: British

    Skills and experience

    Philip is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, and Fellow of the Institute of Directors with significant legal and compliance experience.

    Organisations

    Philip has been Non-Executive Director and Vice Chairman of Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust since 25 April 2015. He has been the Chairman of their Audit and Governance Committee since 1 December 2015. He holds membership at the GC100, the Dorset Employment and Skills Board and the Research and Innovation Advisory Board of Leeds University Business School.

    Previous appointments

    Philip was Meggitt’s Company Secretary from 1994 to 2006, after fourteen years at British Aerospace in company secretarial roles.

    Committee Membership

    Finance, Disclosure, Executive, Commercial, Corporate Responsibility

     

  • NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    Guy Hachey

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

    Skills and experience

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

    Current appointments

    Guy is a Non-Executive Director of Hexcel Corporation and operating partner at Advent International.

    Previous appointments

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

    Committee Membership

    Remuneration, Audit, Nominations

     

  • NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    Paul Heiden

    Appointed: 2010 | Nationality: British

    Skills and experience

    Paul is a chartered accountant, with considerable experience in senior executive and financial roles in aerospace.

    Current appointments

    Paul is Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of London Stock Exchange Group plc. Non-Executive Chairman of Lb-shell plc. Paul will retire from the Meggitt Board of Directors in April 2019.

    Previous appointments

    Paul was previously Chief Executive of FKI Plc, senior positions, including Director, Industrial Business and Finance Director of Rolls-Royce plc. He has also held senior financial positions with Peat Marwick, Mitchell and Co, Hanson Plc and Mercury Communications. Paul was Non-Executive Director of United Utilities Group PLC, Bunzl plc, Essentra PLC and Chairman of Talaris Topco Limited and Chairman of A-Gas (Orb) Limited.

    Committee Membership

    Remuneration, Audit, Nominations

     

  • Non-Executive Director
    Caroline Silver

    Appointed: Will join the board April 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

    Senior Managing Director at Moelis & Company, a leading global independent investment bank. Non-Executive Chairman of FTSE 250 consumer products group, PZ Cussons plc. Non-Executive Director of BUPA, the global healthcare company, where she serves on the audit and risk committees, and reappointed as Trustee of the Victoria & Albert Museum in July 2018.

    Previous appointments

    Caroline was 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, Paul Heiden, Guy Hachey

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: One non-executive director and the executive directors

Nancy Gioia (Committee Chair), Tony Wood, Philip Green, Louisa Burdett

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, Philip Green, Marina Thomas, Adrian Bunn.

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, Philip Green.

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, Paul Heiden, Guy Hachey

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

Paul Heiden (Committee Chair), Guy Berruyer, Colin Day, Nancy Gioia, Alison Goligher, Guy Hachey

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

Terms of Reference