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Board of directors

Constitution of the board

The major aerospace companies Collins Aerospace, ITP Aero UK, Moog Aircraft Group, Parker Meggitt and Rolls-Royce are permanently represented on the MAA board of directors by senior managers. MAA members elect additional directors for two-year terms. Other directors are appointed to ensure that a variety of expert perspectives from across the Midlands aerospace cluster are brought to bear on board decision-making.

MAA Board Meeting

MAA board meeting

Electing new directors

Three directors were elected to two-year terms of office at the MAA members meeting and AGM held at MJ Sections on 16 November 2023. Re-elected were Craig Fullwood, Operations Director / Co-owner, CCR Ltd and Stephen Molloy, Aerospace, Defence and Industrials Director, G&P Group Holdings. Corey Taylor, Head of Commercial, Beagle Aircraft was newly elected.

We thanked Damon Gill, Group Operations Director, South West Metal Finishing (SWMF) and James Worthington, Managing Director & Co-owner, MyWorkwear for also standing in the election.

Directors from our major companies

Gareth Bates, Capability Director – Operations & Supply Chain, Actuation Systems, Mechanical Systems, Collins Aerospace

Lisa Charlesworth, Head of Manufacturing, ITP Aero UK

Charlie Burrell, Director Military Programs, Moog Aircraft Group

Tony Allen, Strategy Executive, Rolls-Royce

Elected directors from the supply chain

Wes Allen, Sales Director, Accrofab

Corey Taylor, Head of Commercial, Beagle Aircraft

Rob Holmes, Group Head of Business Development, Broadway Group (Chair, MAA Business Development Group)

Simon Smith, Business Development Director, Brookhouse Aerospace

Samantha Buckton, Managing Director, Buckton Commercial Solutions Ltd

Craig Fullwood, Operations Director / Co-owner, CCR Ltd

Stephen Molloy, Aerospace, Defence and Industrials Director, G&P Group Holdings

Appointed directors

Annette RothwellDirector, AR Procurement Services 

Alan Dunbar, President, Darchem Engineering Ltd (Chair, MAA Board)

Tony Tinley, Regional Officer, Unite the Union

Hitendra Hirani, Sales Director and General Manager - Nottingham Drives Specialist Services, University of Nottingham

Jay Patel, Head of Economic Development, Wolverhampton City Council