John Copley
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Ray Dodd
An excellent Business Improvement Sponsor that enabled & empowered the workforce to implement change for itself..
Sir Donald Spiers
John has done an outstanding job as the CEO of the Farnborough Aerospace Consortium in what has been a difficult time for the defence and aerospace industry. He has kept in close touch with the needs of the membership and introduced many new training and business opportunity events. He has reorganised and motivated the FAC staff and maintained strict financial control of the consortium operation. He has also forged excellent links with politicians and senior officials in MOD and BIS and been a leading light in setting up the new Local Economic Partnerships in line with Government policy.
Ray Dodd
An excellent Business Improvement Sponsor that enabled & empowered the workforce to implement change for itself..
Sir Donald Spiers
John has done an outstanding job as the CEO of the Farnborough Aerospace Consortium in what has been a difficult time for the defence and aerospace industry. He has kept in close touch with the needs of the membership and introduced many new training and business opportunity events. He has reorganised and motivated the FAC staff and maintained strict financial control of the consortium operation. He has also forged excellent links with politicians and senior officials in MOD and BIS and been a leading light in setting up the new Local Economic Partnerships in line with Government policy.
Ray Dodd
An excellent Business Improvement Sponsor that enabled & empowered the workforce to implement change for itself..
Sir Donald Spiers
John has done an outstanding job as the CEO of the Farnborough Aerospace Consortium in what has been a difficult time for the defence and aerospace industry. He has kept in close touch with the needs of the membership and introduced many new training and business opportunity events. He has reorganised and motivated the FAC staff and maintained strict financial control of the consortium operation. He has also forged excellent links with politicians and senior officials in MOD and BIS and been a leading light in setting up the new Local Economic Partnerships in line with Government policy.
Ray Dodd
An excellent Business Improvement Sponsor that enabled & empowered the workforce to implement change for itself..
Sir Donald Spiers
John has done an outstanding job as the CEO of the Farnborough Aerospace Consortium in what has been a difficult time for the defence and aerospace industry. He has kept in close touch with the needs of the membership and introduced many new training and business opportunity events. He has reorganised and motivated the FAC staff and maintained strict financial control of the consortium operation. He has also forged excellent links with politicians and senior officials in MOD and BIS and been a leading light in setting up the new Local Economic Partnerships in line with Government policy.
Experience
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ADS Group Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organization Management
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100 - 200 Employee
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Chief Operating Officer
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May 2023 - Present
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Chief Strategy Officer - Aerospace
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May 2021 - May 2023
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Vice Chair
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Mar 2022 - Present
Sustainable Aviation is a long term strategy which sets out the collective approach of UK aviation to tackling the challenge of ensuring a cleaner, quieter, smarter future for our industry. Sustainable Aviation is a long term strategy which sets out the collective approach of UK aviation to tackling the challenge of ensuring a cleaner, quieter, smarter future for our industry.
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St John Ambulance
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United Kingdom
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Volunteer Emergency Ambulance Crew - Vaccination Volunteer Lead - Emergency Department Volunteer
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Apr 2020 - Present
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The Aerospace Growth Partnership
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United Kingdom
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chair, Strategy Working Group
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Sep 2018 - Dec 2020
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ADS Group Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organization Management
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100 - 200 Employee
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Non Executive Director
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Jan 2018 - Dec 2020
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Rolls-Royce
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Executive Vice President, Strategy
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Mar 2016 - Dec 2020
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SVP Strategy and Future Programmes, Aerospace Division
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Jun 2013 - Mar 2016
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Business Strategy Director, Civil Aerospace Division
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Jan 2012 - Jun 2013
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Vice Chairman - Non-Executive
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Feb 2011 - Jan 2012
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Farnborough Aerospace Consortium
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Aviation & Aerospace
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1 - 100 Employee
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CEO
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Nov 2008 - Dec 2011
As the aerospace and defence industry’s trade association for south east England, FAC acts in a national and international capacity to promote the advancement of its 300 paying member companies. As the aerospace and defence industry’s trade association for south east England, FAC acts in a national and international capacity to promote the advancement of its 300 paying member companies.
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Thales
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France
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Vice President
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Sep 2007 - Sep 2008
• Global P&L responsibility for c.£125m turnover, highly diverse international business line ranging from in-service radar-based systems to rapidly growing UAV systems and services and ISTAR systems integration. • Global P&L responsibility for c.£125m turnover, highly diverse international business line ranging from in-service radar-based systems to rapidly growing UAV systems and services and ISTAR systems integration.
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Managing Director
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Feb 2004 - Sep 2007
Full P&L and Balance Sheet responsibility for 250 staff / £50m turnover legal entity. General management responsibility for Sales & Marketing, Finance, HR, Commercial, Technical, Operations and Programmes functions. Full spectrum of activities from initial research, design and development, through to production and service provision in a high-technology, complex international environment. Full P&L and Balance Sheet responsibility for 250 staff / £50m turnover legal entity. General management responsibility for Sales & Marketing, Finance, HR, Commercial, Technical, Operations and Programmes functions. Full spectrum of activities from initial research, design and development, through to production and service provision in a high-technology, complex international environment.
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Thales
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France
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Strategy Director
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Sep 2001 - Feb 2004
Responsible for development and delivery of strategy for Thales UK (10000 employees, c.£1bn turnover) at Main Board level to establish Thales as a major UK prime contactor following acquisition of Racal.
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Deputy Strategy Director
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Sep 2000 - Sep 2001
Lead on UK strategy and M&A projects in Corporate Strategy Department, Group HQ, Paris
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UK Ministry of Defence
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United Kingdom
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Fast Stream Civil Servant
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Oct 1988 - Jul 2000
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Education
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1985 - 1988
University of Bristol
BSc(Hons) - 1st Class, Chemical Physics -
2016 - 2017
University of Oxford - Said Business School
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2004 - 2007
Institute of Directors
Chartered Director, Company Direction -
2002 - 2002
Royal College of Defence Studies
Strategic Leadership -
1995 - 2000
Henley Management College
MBA, Global Strategy -
1997 - 1997
Joint Service Defence College, Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Military Staff Course
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