Executive Committee

Tony was appointed to the Board of Directors on 1 December 2016, serving initially as Chief Operating Officer, becoming Chief Executive on 1 January 2018. Tony has over 30 years’ experience in the aerospace sector.

Prior to Meggitt, Tony spent 15 years at Rolls-Royce, serving latterly as President, Aerospace (2013-2016). He joined Rolls-Royce in 2001 as Director of Operations for Defence Aerospace (2001-2003). Subsequent roles included: Managing Director, Defence Aerospace (2004-2006); Chief Operating Officer and Deputy President, Civil Aerospace (2006-2008); President, Services (2009-2011); and, President, Marine (2012-2013).

Tony began his career at Messier-Dowty (1984 – 2000) where he held a variety of management roles, including Vice-President Manufacturing (1995-1997) and Vice-President Operations (1998-2000), both of which were based in Canada.
Tony has lived and worked in the UK, France and Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society; a Fellow of the Association for Project Management and in 2015 was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science by Cranfield University.

OTHER POSITIONS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Non-Executive Director of National Grid plc and member of the People & Governance and Safety & Sustainability Committees
• BA Engineering, Open University
• MBA, INSEAD

Louisa joined Meggitt in October 2018, serving initially as Chief Financial Officer Designate, and was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and to the Board on 1 January 2019.

Prior to Meggitt, Louisa was as Group Finance Director of Victrex plc, a FTSE 250 industrial polymers group focused on several strategic markets including aerospace and energy. Before that she held CFO roles at Optos plc, the Financial Times Group, GE Healthcare and Chep Europe and has held various roles at GlaxoSmithKline, including Finance Integration Director.

Other positions and qualifications

• Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of RS Group plc
• Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales

Andrew joined Meggitt as Group General Counsel and Director of Corporate Affairs in September 2019.

Andrew is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales and also Hong Kong. His most recent role was Group General Counsel and Company Secretary at ITV where he was a member of the Executive Board and led a global team responsible for legal and business affairs, secretariat, compliance, insurance, health & safety, rights management and corporate responsibility. Prior to that he was a partner at LeBoeuf Lamb Green & Macrae in their corporate department. Previous appointments include General Counsel and Company Secretary and member of the Executive Board at Cable & Wireless and Global Head of Legal at Reuters. In both roles he led global legal teams and held a wide range of responsibilities covering public policy and regulatory affairs, insurance and government relations and also led significant M&A projects. He started his career at Clifford Chance and also Freshfields. He is a British citizen.

Other positions and qualifications

• Non-Executive Director at Zinc Media Group
• Chairman of the Social Mobility Business Partnership
• CEDR accredited mediator
• MA (Hons), Jurisprudence, University of Oxford

Paul was appointed President of Energy & Equipment in 2019 and, with effect from 1 January 2020, he was appointed as Group Operations Director, in addition to his existing division president responsibilities.

He joined Meggitt in November 2015 as President of the Power & Motion value stream, responsible for the facilities in Vietnam, Arizona, Oregon, Avrillé and Toulouse.

Prior to Meggitt he was President of Circor Bodet SAS and General Manager of Circor Morocco. Previous appointments include General Manager at UTC Aerospace (Indonesia) and Plant Manager at Eaton Aerospace (Coignières) where he deployed lean manufacturing. Throughout his career he has focused on manufacturing and operations in the medical, energy and aerospace industries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science and an engineering diploma.

Chris was appointed President of Airframe Systems in 2019, having previously been President of Meggitt Sensing Systems since May 2017.

Prior to this he was Group Director for Engineering & Strategy from April 2012 to 2017. In this role he was responsible for the engineering and central programme management functions and the Applied Research & Technology team.

Before 2012, Chris was Meggitt’s Programme Director, where he oversaw one of the biggest reorganisations in the Company’s history with the creation of five divisions focused on complementary capabilities and markets.

Chris joined Meggitt in August 2004 as Director, Engineering & Programmes when the Group acquired Dunlop Standard Aerospace and later became General Manager of Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems, UK.

His earlier career at Standard Aero focused on gas turbine maintenance, repair and overhaul, and led to technical, business development and general management roles in Canada and the United States.

Qualifications

• BSc Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada
• Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers
• Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
• Meggitt Leadership Development Programme, Saïd Business School at Oxford University

Stewart was appointed President of Services & Support in 2019. Previously he was President of Meggitt Equipment Group and prior to that he spent four years as the division’s Finance Director.

He joined Meggitt in 2000 to support the transfer of Meggitt Electronic Components to new owners and was subsequently appointed Finance Director, Meggitt Avica in Hemel Hempstead.

Over the next ten years, Stewart was the Finance Director for other Meggitt businesses, including five years at Meggitt Avionics where he was responsible for the finance and IT functions. He then moved to Meggitt Defence Systems in 2008 where he was responsible for managing facilities in the UK, USA and Canada.

From 2009-2013, he was Finance Director for Meggitt Equipment Group (MEG), overseeing the acquisition of Pacific Scientific Aerospace, before his promotion to President of the division in 2014.
In mid-2018 Stewart took on interim responsibility for the Meggitt Polymer & Composites Strategic Business Unit with a focus on integration and operational performance.

Qualifications

• Chartered management accountant, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland
• Meggitt Leadership Development Programme, Saïd Business School at Oxford University

Hugh joined Meggitt from Rolls-Royce in 2017 as Group Director, Engineering & Strategy.

He began his career at BG Group as an engineer working in the oil and gas sector before embarking on a fifteen year stint at ABB. As a project manager in Texas he was responsible for the development of a new design of a deep-water Blow-Out Preventer Control System. The first application of this system resulted in the drilling of what was then the world’s deepest oil production well (2,777m, Brazil).

For two years he was based in Norway where he led ABB’s strategic technology program for upstream oil and gas technology. He then moved to Japan where he established and grew a business supplying process automation. After three years as Group Account Manager for Shell he returned to Japan as the President of ABB Bailey, a leading supplier of control systems and instrumentation to Japanese power and industrial companies. In his final three years at ABB he was Global Sales Manager for their measurement products business unit covering space-based IR spectroscopy and subsea flowmeters amongst other areas.

He moved to Rolls-Royce in 2012 and led their Aftermarket and Services business for the Energy sector going on to lead global engineering teams developing power and propulsion systems in the marine, industrial, nuclear and off-highway sectors. He was appointed as the company’s Head of Transformation in 2015 and oversaw a far-reaching program focused on cost, complexity, culture, engineering excellence and operational performance.
Hugh has led teams in over forty countries and is a keen sailor, cyclist and fly fisherman.

Qualifications

• BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Sheffield University
• MSc Subsea Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
• Executive Management Programmes at IMD Lausanne and Oxford University’s Saïd Business School

Geoff joined Meggitt from Serco in September 2017 as Group Director, Human Resources.

Prior to joining Serco, Geoff spent 14 years at Nortel in a number of HR roles, including five years as Vice President, Human Resources EMEA. In that role he led the deployment of a talent segmentation process, implemented a new organisation structure and worked closely with the President to build the strategy that successfully stabilised a decline in mature markets while opening up new territories such as Russia, Turkey and the Middle East.

After Nortel, Geoff joined Airbus Industries where he was Executive Vice President of Human Resources with global responsibility for all aspects of HR. He reported directly to the CEO and was a member of the executive team.

Geoff joined Serco in 2008 as Group HR Director and a member of the Executive Committee. His key contributions to Serco include leading the company’s first global, integrated people strategy, the implementation of a talent management process and the development and roll-out of a global employee engagement strategy.

He was a Non-Executive Director of Fairsail, a leading cloud based HR system which was successfully sold to Sage and has since become Sage People. He was also Chairman of Engage for Success, the UK Government sponsored body focussed on employee engagement.

Geoff brings an extensive HR background and a particular depth of experience in employee engagement and leading change. He has lived and worked in the UK, USA and France and is a Freeman of the City of London.

Qualifications

• MSc Human Resource Management, University of Aston
• Worked with Harvard Business School and Said Business School, Oxford to create senior leadership programmes

Marina joined Meggitt in 2005 as Company Secretarial Manager. In 2012 she was promoted to Senior Vice President & Group Company Secretary with responsibility for the Board and its Committees, the Executive Committee, corporate governance and UK listing rules compliance. She currently has responsibility for the Group’s ethics programme, data protection, share schemes, annual report, company secretarial support in the UK and overseas, UK pensions, insurance, business continuity and communications.

She became a member of the Executive Committee on 1 January 2018.

Prior to joining Meggitt, Marina trained and qualified as a company secretary with The Royal Bank of Scotland where she spent four years providing support to the asset finance, structured asset finance and corporate finance divisions.

Qualifications

• Law LLB (Hons), University of Southampton
• Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
• Meggitt Leadership Development Programme, Saïd Business School at Oxford University

Troy was appointed President of Engine Systems in August 2020.

He joined Meggitt in October 2017 as SVP Finance for Meggitt Control Systems and was appointed as SVP Finance for Engine Systems in January 2019.

Before joining Meggitt, Troy held the role of VP of Finance for Harman International, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics which develops, manufactures, and markets audio, video, and lighting products. Previously, he held various financial leadership positions at Amgen, a multinational biopharmaceutical company, and various manufacturing leadership positions with Procter & Gamble, a consumer products company.

Qualifications

• MBA, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Anderson School of Management
• BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington