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

Electing new directors

Three directors were elected to two-year terms of office at the MAA members meeting and AGM held at Heller Machine Tools on 14 November 2024. Re-elected were Samantha Buckton - Managing Partner, Buckton Commercial Solutions, Simon Smith - Business Development Director, Brookhouse Aerospace and Wes Allen - Sales & Commercial Director, Accrofab.

We thanked Andrew Clift, Head of Engineering & Quality, Dynamic Aerospace Fabrications Ltd and Adam Smith, Managing Director, ADS Procurement & Supply Chain Ltd for also standing for election.

Directors from our major companies

Elected directors from the supply chain

Wes Allen, Sales Director, Accrofab

Corey Taylor, Head of Americas, AmSafe Bridport

Stephen Molloy, Associate Director, Aerospace & Defence, Belcan International Ltd

Simon Smith, Business Development Director, Brookhouse Aerospace

Samantha Buckton, Managing Director, Buckton Commercial Solutions Ltd - Chair, MAA Board

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

Appointed directors

Annette Rothwell, Director, AR Procurement Services (Chair, MAA Supply Chain Performance Group)

Katy Milne, Director - Future Mobility, Manufacturing Technology Centre

Lee Purslow, Regional Officer, Unite the Union 

Chris Bennett, Director - Institute for Aerospace Technology, University of Nottingham

Paul Edwards, Head of Economic Development and Delivery, West Midlands Combined Authority