Constitution of the board
The major aerospace companies ITP Aero UK, Moog Aircraft Group, Parker Meggitt, Rolls-Royce and Safran Electronics & Defense, Actuation GBU (Global Business Unit) 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
Directors from our major companies
Lisa Charlesworth, Head of Manufacturing, ITP Aero UK
Charlie Burrell, Director Military Programs, Moog Aircraft Group
Jane Brogan, Operations Manager, Parker Meggitt
Andrew Boyd, Vice President - Procurement, Rolls-Royce
James Thomas, Quality Director, Safran Electronics & Defense, Actuation GBU (Global Business Unit)
Elected directors from the supply chain
Wes Allen, Sales Director, Accrofab
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
Steve Cresswell, Commercial Manager, MJ Sections Ltd
James Poeton, Managing Director and business owner, Poeton Industries Ltd
Appointed directors
Annette Rothwell, Director, AR Procurement Services (Chair, MAA Supply Chain Performance Group & Business Development 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
