Appointment of Non-Executive Deputy Chairman

Non-Executive Deputy Chair

We are delighted to announce that our Board has been strengthened by the appointment of Victor Chavez CBE as Non-Executive Deputy Chairman, with effect from 1 January 2026.

Victor has over 35 years of experience in the defence, aerospace, and security sectors. He was Chief Executive Officer at Thales UK for almost a decade, where he led major defence and security programmes across the UK and allied nations. Throughout his career in industry, Victor has worked at the highest levels of government and the UK Ministry of Defence on matters of defence industrial strategy, capability management, technology, and acquisition.

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