Tony Wood | |
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Born | Antony Wood April 1966 (age 57–58) [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]
Wood earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from the Open University, and an MBA from INSEAD. [3]
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]