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

1. "MEGGITT PLC - Officers (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
2. Goldsmith, Courtney (14 November 2017). "Meggitt is getting a new chief executive in 2018". cityam.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
3. "Bloomberg profile: Tony Wood". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
4. "Dumped Rolls Royce high-flier finds new posting in Meggitt's top job". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
5. "Board of Directors - Meggitt PLC - Investor relations". www.meggittinvestors.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.