Tony Wood (British businessman)
Tony Wood | |
|---|---|
| Born | Antony Wood April 1966 (age 58)[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Open University INSEAD |
| Title | CEO, Meggitt PLC |
| Term | January 2018- |
| Predecessor | Stephen Young |
Antony Wood FRAeS (born April 1966) is a British businessman, and the CEO of Meggitt PLC since January 2018, when he succeeded Stephen Young, having previously been chief operating officer (COO).[2]
Early life
Wood earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from the Open University, and an MBA from INSEAD.[3]
Career
Wood spent 16 years working for the French company Messier-Dowty, now part of the Safran Group.[4][5]
From May 2013 to January 2016, Wood was president of the aerospace division of Rolls-Royce Holdings.[3] According to the Evening Standard, Wood's departure from Rolls-Royce following a restructuring "seemed an abrupt end to a high-flying career", but with his appointment as COO of Meggitt PLC, "it appears he was only biding his time".[4]
From 2016 Wood was COO of Meggitt, and succeeded Stephen Young as CEO in January 2018.[3]
Wood is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and a Fellow of the Association of Project Management.[3]
References
- ^ "MEGGITT PLC - Officers (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Goldsmith, Courtney (14 November 2017). "Meggitt is getting a new chief executive in 2018". cityam.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Bloomberg profile: Tony Wood". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Dumped Rolls Royce high-flier finds new posting in Meggitt's top job". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Board of Directors - Meggitt PLC - Investor relations". www.meggittinvestors.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
 | This United Kingdom business-related biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |