10 Jul 2002
BAE Systems plc announces the appointment of Chris Geoghegan to its Board of Directors. Chris Geoghegan, 48, is a Chief Operating Officer of BAE Systems plc, London, with executive responsibility for the Company's International Partnerships, Avionics, Aerostructures, Aircraft Services, CorporateVentures and RO Defence businesses.
Chris, a native of Manchester, UK, has been with the company since 1976 in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility. From 1990 he was Managing Director of the division which became British Aerospace Airbus Limited, he became a member of the Airbus Executive Board in 1994, and in 1998 joined Airbus Industrie to assist in the transition of the Airbus GIE into a single company. In 2000, Chris was appointed Group Managing Director of the Avionics Group within the newly formed BAE Systems. In April 2002, he was appointed as one of the three Chief Operating Officers of BAE Systems. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and is also a Council Member of the SBAC (the Society of British Aerospace Companies)
With the appointment of Chris, the composition of the Board of Directors is:
Executive Directors
- Sir Richard Evans, Chairman
- Mike Turner, Chief Executive
- Chris Geoghegan, Chief Operating Officer
- Michael Lester, Group Legal Director
- Sir Charles Masefield, Vice Chairman
- Steve Mogford, Chief Operating Officer
- Mark Ronald, Chief Operating Officer
- George Rose, Group Finance Director
Non-Executive Directors
- Sir Robin Biggam
- Professor Sue Birley
- Keith Brown
- Dr. Ulrich Cartellieri
- Lord Hesketh
- Paolo Scaroni
About BAE SYSTEMS:
BAE Systems is a systems company, innovating for a safer world. BAE Systems employs nearly 100,000 people including Joint Ventures, and has annual sales of around 13 billion. The company offers a global capability in air, sea, land and space with a world-class prime contracting ability supported by a range of key skills. BAE Systems designs, manufactures and supports military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, space systems, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, guided weapon systems and a range of other defence products. BAE Systems is dedicated to making the intelligent connections needed to deliver innovative solutions.
