Terence Twigger (born 21 November 1949) is a British businessman. He was the chief executive (CEO) of

Meggitt Parker Meggitt (formerly Meggitt plc) is a British international company specialising in components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and selected energy markets. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the ...

plc, a British engineering business specialising in aerospace equipment, from 2001 to May 2013.

Early life

He has a bachelor's degree in Economics and Accountancy from Bristol University. After leaving university he worked for

Deloitte & Touche Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (), commonly referred to as Deloitte, is an international professional services network headquartered in London, England. Deloitte is the largest professional services network by revenue and number of profession ...

for five years, during which time he qualified as a chartered accountant.

Career

He was CEO of Meggitt from January 2001 to May 2013, having joined the company in 1993, and serving as finance director since 1995. Before that, he spent 15 years with

Lucas Aerospace Lucas Industries plc was a Birmingham-based British manufacturer of motor industry and aerospace industry components. Once prominent, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was formerly a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. In August 1996 ...

, rising to finance director. Since 2013, Twigger has been the chairman of Auctus Industries, which he co-founded with Valerio Massimo di Roccasecca and Edward Spencer Churchill. He is a non-executive director of Filtrona plc and senior non-executive director of XP Power plc. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the

Society of British Aerospace Companies The Society of British Aerospace Companies, formerly Society of British Aircraft Constructors, known as SBAC, was the UK's national trade association representing companies supplying civil air transport, aerospace defence, homeland security an ...

and the

Royal Aeronautical Society The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a British multi-disciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community. Founded in 1866, it is the oldest aeronautical society in the world. Members, Fellows, ...

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