THE ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY has announced the appointment of Simon Luxmoore as Chief Executive, replacing Keith Mans, a former MP who has held the position since 1998. Simon joined the Dowty Group in 1989 and held a number of positions within the company, starting as a project manager for Dowty Aerospace Gloucester. In 2004 he was promoted to the role of Senior Vice President/Deputy CEO of Messier-Dowty International. Prior to this Simon was Group Vice President of Messier-Dowty's Boeing and Military Business Unit and Managing Director of Messier-Dowty Ltd. www.raes.org.uk
All comments are filtered to exclude any excesses but the Editor does not have to agree with what is being said. 100 words maximum