Meggitt Plc
MGGT:LN
Overview
Company Profile
Meggitt designs and supplies systems and components for the global aerospace, defence and electronics industries. Products include unmanned air vehicles, aircraft fire detection systems and automobile climate control systems.
Classification
Sector Industrials
Industry Aerospace & Defense
Financials
Corporate
Board of Directors
Sir Nigel Rudd DL
Non-Executive Chairman
Skills and experience Chartered accountant with extensive Board experience spanning multiple sectors including aerospace, retail and financial services. Current appointments Non-Executive Chairman of BBA Aviation plc and Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited, Chairman of Aquarius Platinum Ltd and Non-Executive Director of Sappi Limited. Previous appointments Chief Executive of Williams Holdings plc. Chairman of Kidde plc, BAA Limited, The Boots Company, Pilkington PLC, Pendragon PLC and Invensys plc. Deputy Chairman of Barclays PLC and Non-Executive Director of BAE Systems plc.
Philip Green
Group Corporate Affairs Director
Skills and experience Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, with significant legal and compliance experience. Current appointments Non-Executive Director of Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust since 25 April 2015. Member of the GC100 and the Dorset Employment and Skills Board. Previous appointments Meggitt’s Company Secretary from 1994 to 2006, after 14 years at British Aerospace in company secretarial roles.
Stephen Young
Chief Executive
Appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director in 2004, prior to appointment as Chief Executive Skills and experience Chartered management accountant with wide experience in all financial disciplines gained from national and multi-national businesses across multiple sectors. Current appointments Non-Executive Director, Audit Committee Chairman and member of Risk and Remuneration committees of Derwent London plc. Previous appointments Senior financial positions held previously include Group Finance Director, Thistle Hotels plc and Group Finance Director of the Automobile Association.
Doug Webb
Chief Financial Officer
Skills and experience Chartered accountant who has held senior international financial positions in defence, aerospace, engineering, technology and financial services. Current appointments Non-Executive Director of SEGRO Plc, Chairman of their Audit Committee and member of their Nominations Committee and member of the Hundred Group of Financial Directors. Previous appointments Chief Financial Officer, London Stock Exchange Group Plc, Chief Financial Officer, QinetiQ Group Plc and various senior financial roles in the UK and US for Logica (now CGI).
Paul Heiden
Non-Executive Director
Skills and experience Chartered accountant, with considerable experience in senior executive and financial roles in aerospace. Current appointments Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of London Stock Exchange Group plc and Non-Executive Chairman of Intelligent Energy Holdings plc and A-Gas (Orb) Limited.
Brenda Reichelderfer
Non-Executive Director
Skills and experience Skilled engineer and business leader with considerable US aerospace and industrial experience. Current appointments Senior Vice President and Managing Director of private equity sector consulting firm TriVista and Non-Executive Director of Federal Signal Corporation.
Guy Berruyer
Non-Executive Director
Skills and experience Trained as electrical engineer at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and holds Harvard Business School MBA. Brings significant experience to the Board as a recently serving FTSE-100 Chief Executive.
Alison Goligher OBE
Non-Executive Director
Skills and experience MEng Petroleum Engineering. 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 Joined Royal Dutch Shell in 2006; appointed Executive Vice President, Upstream International Unconventionals in 2013.
David Williams
Senior Independent Director
Skills and experience Chartered accountant with significant experience in senior financial roles. Current appointments Joint Chairman of Mondi plc and Mondi Limited.
Colin Day
Non-Executive Director
Skills and experience Certified chartered accountant with significant experience in senior financial roles gained across a variety of sectors including engineering and technology, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas and aerospace. Current appointments Chief Executive of Essentra PLC (formerly Filtrona PLC), Non-Executive Director of Amec Foster Wheeler plc.