Tony Wood (British businessman)

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Tony Wood
Born
Antony Wood

April 1966 (age 57) [1]
NationalityBritish
Alma mater Open University
INSEAD
TitleCEO, Meggitt PLC
TermJanuary 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]

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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]

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References

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  2. Goldsmith, Courtney (14 November 2017). "Meggitt is getting a new chief executive in 2018". cityam.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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