Signature Aviation plc
SIG:LN

Sir Nigel Rudd succeeded Michael Harper as Chairman in May 2014. Sir Nigel is chairman of Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited and a non-executive director of Sappi Limited. In February 2011, he was appointed Chairman of the Business Growth Fund and became a senior adviser to Barclays plc in January 2013. Sir Nigel has a wealth of experience at the top of UK industry, including previous chairmanships of Invensys plc, Alliance Boots plc, Pendragon plc and Pilkington plc; and as founder of Williams plc he oversaw its demerger in 2000, creating Chubb plc and Kidde plc. Sir Nigel is Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire and a Freeman of the City of London. He was appointed to the Board of Meggitt PLC on 1 March 2015.

Appointed to the Board as Group Chief Executive in June 2007. Simon also chairs the BBA Aviation Executive Management Committee. In addition to his BBA Aviation plc position, Simon is on the board of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), the US general aviation trade body, and is chairman of its International Affairs Committee. Simon is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, a member of the Council of the University of Reading, a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. He was previously with JP Morgan and Lazards in London and New York and GKN plc in a range of international finance and management roles.

Appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director in July 2014. Mike joined from AZ Electronic Materials, a FTSE 250 company with international reach, where he held the role of chief financial officer from 2011. Prior to this Mike was group finance director of Nippon Sheet Glass Co Limited, having previously spent 15 years at Pilkington plc in a variety of senior finance roles.

Appointed to the Board in August 2013. Wayne was chief executive of Invensys plc until January 2014. He has extensive commercial experience, particularly in the US markets. Previously, Wayne was chief financial officer of Invensys plc, having joined the business in 2008 as CFO of Invensys Process Systems. He joined Invensys plc from Reuters America, Inc., having held other senior financial roles in the technology sector, including 17 years at Lucent Technologies, Inc.

Appointed to the Board in April 2012 and became Chairman of the Remuneration Committee in May 2013. Susan brings to the Board her global investment banking experience, having begun her career at the First Boston Corporation and later worked at Bankers Trust and BZW, before the latter was acquired by Credit Suisse. She was chairman of the EMEA Mergers and Acquisitions team at Credit Suisse until 2009 and she was also a non-executive director of L’Occitane and Coca-Cola HBC AG. Her current appointments include being chairman of Shire plc and a non-executive director of Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. Her experience advising clients across a range of industries includes significant deals in the aviation and aerospace sectors.

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 adviser to international businesses. His current appointments include being a non-executive director of Vodafone Group Plc and the Ashmore Group plc. He chairs the Board of Trustees of the Vodafone Foundation and is an adviser to Dentons and Silicon Valley Bank and sits on the Financial Reporting Council.

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 P&O Princess Cruises 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 also brings his significant experience both as an executive and a non-executive director of UK and US public listed companies. 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. He is currently a non-executive director of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company and Casa Pacifica Center for Children and Families.