Annual Report 2010 in PDF - BBA Aviation

Michael Harper (66)
Chairman
Simon Pryce (49)
Group Chief Executive
Mark Hoad (40)
Group Finance Director
Nick Land (63)
Non-Executive Director
Senior Independent Director
Mark Harper (54)
Non-Executive Director
Peter Ratcliffe (62)
Non-Executive Director
Hansel Tookes (63)
Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board as a non-executive director in February 2005 and became Non-Executive Chairman in
June 2007. Michael is an engineer by training and has a wealth of experience gained as a director of Williams plc
where, on the demerger in 2000, he became Chief Executive of Kidde plc. He is Chairman of both Vitec Group plc
and Ricardo plc and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Appointed to the Board as Group Chief Executive in June 2007. Simon is a Chartered Accountant and a member
of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment who gained international investment banking
experience in senior positions at JP Morgan and Lazards in London and New York, before broadening his general
management skills in a variety of roles with GKN plc for nine years, latterly as the Chief Executive of GKN’s
Diversified Businesses Group. He is on the Board of GAMA (General Aviation Manufacturers Association) and is
a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director on 29 April 2010. Mark is a Chartered Accountant. He joined
BBA Aviation as Group Financial Controller in May 2005 from RMC Group plc where he had worked since 1996 in
a number of finance roles, including expanding his international business experience with periods based in
Germany, Croatia and Australia, where he was Chief Financial Officer of ASX-listed company Adelaide Brighton.
Appointed to the Board in August 2006. Nick was formerly Chairman of Ernst & Young LLP and a member of the
Global Executive Board of Ernst & Young, positions which he held from 1995 to 2006. In addition to his
experience as a Chartered Accountant, Nick brings to the Board his extensive skills as an advisor to international
businesses. His current appointments include being a non-executive director of Vodafone Group Plc, Ashmore
Group plc and Alliance Boots GmbH. He is Chairman of the board of trustees of Farnham Castle, sits on the
Finance and Audit Committees of the National Gallery and is Chairman of the board of trustees of Vodafone
Group Foundation.
Appointed to the Board in December 2006. Mark is BBA Aviation’s CSR Responsible Director. Following a career
involving various sales and marketing positions with Ford Motor Company, Lucas Industries and Unipart, Mark
joined Bunzl in 1986 where he held a number of general management positions, including a period as President
of a US-based plastics business. He became Chief Executive of Filtrona plc, the international speciality plastic and
fibre products supplier, when it demerged from Bunzl in June 2005.
Appointed to the Board in January 2009. Peter brings to the Board his experience of working in an industry
focused on customer service as he was the Chief Executive Officer of Carnival plc until April 2003 and Chief
Executive Officer of the P&O Princess Cruises division of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc from 2003 to 2007.
He was previously an executive director of The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. He is a
Chartered Accountant and a dual US/UK citizen. His current appointments include being a non-executive
director of Carnival Corporation, Carnival plc and Mead Johnson Nutrition Company.
Appointed to the Board in February 2007. Hansel brings to the Board his operational perspective and experience
of the aviation industry drawn from nearly 20 years working in various positions at United Technologies Group
including as President at Pratt & Whitney’s Large Military Engines Group, prior to which he was a Lieutenant
Commander and military pilot in the US Navy and a commercial pilot with United Airlines. He retired in 2002 from
Raytheon Inc., where he had formerly been Chairman and CEO of Raytheon Aircraft, and now his current
appointments include being a non-executive director of Corning Inc., Nextera Energy Inc., Harris Corporation
and Ryder System, Inc.
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