Richard I.
Chair @ Evolito Ltd
About
Experienced CEO in Aerospace and Industrial business with a strong track record of returning business to profitable growth via operational improvement, now working in Private Equity. Excellent leadership skills and strong, multilingual communication ability, having lived and worked in France, Germany and the UK. Board Member and advisor.
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United Kingdom
Financial Services
Leadership, Aerospace, Aircraft, Engineering Management, Lean Manufacturing, Systems Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Avionics, Six Sigma, Aviation, Manufacturing, Value Stream Mapping, Engineering, Kaizen, Program Management, Amélioration continue, Aérospatiale, Strategy, Change Management
Experience
Chair
Evolito Ltd
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Modulaire Group
Chair, Modulaire Group
Modulaire Group
London, England, United Kingdom
Non Executive Director
Detection Technology
Espoo, Finland
Managing Director - Operations
Brookfield
London, United Kingdom
Managing Director, European Operations. Chairman, Modulaire Group
CEO - Private Equity Advisory for Industrials
RJ Advisory Ltd
Esher, Surrey, United Kingdom
Due diligence support to Private Equity investors on security, aerospace and defence sectors; operational improvement projects.
Group Chief Executive Officer
Diploma PLC
London, United Kingdom
CEO, Smiths Detection
Smiths Group plc
London, United Kingdom
Smiths Detection, part of Smiths Group PLC. Security systems for airports and other critical applications. Led a major turnaround of the division, with focus on operational improvement and factory restructuring, supported by leadership changes and improvements. Subsequently I completed the acquisition of Morpho Detection a major competitor with complimentary business positions.
CEO Zodiac Electrical Systems
Zodiac Aerospace
Paris
Design and manufacture of aircraft electrical systems. Led a return to profitability whilst delivering key commercial projects including Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 power distribution systems. Instilled Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing approaches within the business and sharpened program management disciplines whilst completing significant capital projects to upgrade the manufacturing facilities.
President, Engine Controls and Electrical Power Systems
Goodrich
Tring, UK
Design development and manufacture of engine controls and electric power systems for the aviation industry. Led the business and subsequently divested the three divisions providing enhanced value, and in order to meet the constraints of the impending United Technologies take over of Goodrich
Président, VP and GM
Goodrich
Paris Area, France
Actuation and Flight Control systems. Led the business from an unprofitable $200m business to become number one supplier to Airbus with a growing, profitable $400m revenue base. Instilled lean manufacturing and continuous improvement practices and vastly improved customer satisfaction.
Business Development Director
Goodrich
Paris Area, France
Education
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
Finance and Marketing
The University of Manchester
Engineering and Management
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