AEROSPACE WALES FORUM
AEROSPACE WALES FORUM
AMBASSADORS
Ben Lee
individual. With Brexit around the corner, a motivated workforce could become a company’s strongest asset.”
change within the businesses he has managed to ensure existing strengths that are sometime hidden within organisations are fully recognised. Within his current position as General & Accountable Manager for Aerocare Aviation Services ltd, Broughton, he holds the esponsibility for the day to day management of a progressive part 145 maintenance company with full accountability for all Quality, Operational, Production, Sales, Commercial, Material Mgt & Continuous Improvement departments within the new business. Jason lives in North Wales and is married with two children. Outside of his professional life, he enjoys spending time with his family, travelling, motorsport and boating.
James Beacham
Vivienne Compton
the worldwide manufacturing and repair services provider of gas turbine engine parts. The 8 years in Chromalloy Thailand leading sales and customer services, culminated in a number of long-term agreements, particularly with China Airlines & Siemens and Rolls Royce, where James was the commercial lead in securing the first Trent 1000 repairs outside of the Rolls Royce network. James’ responsibility at AerFin is devising and executing the sales and marketing strategy for the group and leading the wider sales team on building long term agreements with strategic customers in the leasing, airline and MRO community.
Ben Lee, FRAeS, is the Director of two Aerospace companies in Wales, ASC Aviation Technical Consultants and European Airline Solutions
James is a graduate of the University of South Wales, where he received a BA Hons in Business Excellence, with first class honours. James’ career in
Viv Compton is Director/Founder of Industry Learning Solutions Limited (ILS), a Costain Supply Chain approved, staff development company working
Gavin Crimmings
Gavin is the Head of Engineering, Technology and Quality for BAE Systems Munitions of Land (UK) based at the Glascoed site in South Wales, UK. Gavin
which combined provides technical representation, tooling and ground support equipment to the airlines, maintenance organisations and aircraft owners around the world. Starting out as an engineering apprentice with Britannia Airways, Ben has more than 23 years’ experience in aerospace engineering honed at some of the biggest names in aviation, including British Airways, TUI and DHL Air. Ben is passionate about evolving the aerospace sector in Wales, and making the nation a globally-recognised centre of aviation excellence in product and training. A fully B1, B2 & C licensed engineer, Ben also holds a Masters in Leadership and Management from the University of South Wales, and is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Away from his profession, Ben is married with three children, and his hobbies includes, travelling with his family, coaching grassroots football, playing football and occasionally, if time allows, watching Luton Town FC play football.
Aerospace commenced with TES Aviation Group, a major aero engine engineering consultancy business. James was part of a global sales team, with responsibility for developing relationships with airlines and MRO’s, primarily in the EMEA region. In 2013, James joined Zodiac Seats UK (part of Zodiac Aerospace) as a Sales Manager, responsible for the sales and marketing of premium aircraft seating systems. Two years later, James joined Zodiac Seats UK’s extended leadership team and was promoted to Head of Marketing, accountable for all strategic and operational marketing in the UK. In 2016, James was appointed as Sales Director for Zodiac Seats. In this position James assumed responsibility for the leadership of all sales activities in Northern Europe & Russia for Zodiac Seats. Since the acquisition of Zodiac Aerospace by Safran in 2018, James now holds the position of Sales Director for Safran Seats. James is a keen golfer and enjoys travelling; he currently resides in Abergavenny, South Wales.
with manufacturers across Wales and the UK. Viv believes in delivering exceptional customer service and, as a Skills Ambassador and in her own business, works in partnership with industry to manage a broad range training needs. In response to demand, Viv specialises in Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence and ILM Management. Viv has been providing staff and organisational development solutions for over 20 years - managing the relationship between industry and education partners to ensure companies maximize the opportunities available to them for Levy funding and a ROI. Through this collaborative approach she was instrumental in developing, securing and piloting a new tailored Apprenticeship Team Leader programme for Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd incorporating engineering training provided by a Welsh FE college in a three-way partnership. With industry experience gained in Exxon Chemical geotextiles manufacturing and ICC (Telcordia) building market- share in the UK, European and American markets, Viv now supports Wales’ supply chain companies in Aerospace, Automotive and Nuclear. Viv holds a Masters’ degree in Education Management, is a Governor on the executive board of the largest FE college in Wales, sits on the steering group of the Wales Nuclear Forum and in 2017 was appointed Skills Ambassador to the Aerospace Wales Forum. She keeps bees and produces her own woodland honey. A recent graduate of Cardiff Metropolitan University’s sector leading 20Twenty Business Growth programme Viv says. “I am a strong advocate of life-long learning at any age. Employers who choose to develop their staff with work-relevant skills are investing in the future of their company and sending a strong motivational message to the
leads a multi-disciplined team of engineers and scientists focused on new technology, product development and support to manufacture. He has been with the company for 18 years having joined on the BAE Systems graduate scheme in 2001 and has held various roles in engineering delivery roles. He has just returned from secondment from the Maritime Services business in Portsmouth to the engineering functional lead role. He obtained his degree in Mechanical Engineering from Loughborough University in 2001 and obtained his Chartered status in 2008. Gavin is married to Carys and they have two young children, Mali and Ellie. In his free time, Gavin likes running, cycling and walking the hills with the family dog Jac.
Kimberley Coldwell
Carol Featherston
Kimberley joined Tritech Group’s Quality Assurance team in 2013, where auditing, implementing Management System Models and aiding the
Carol holds a Chair in Lightweight Structures at Cardiff University School
of Engineering where she has worked for over 20 years. Prior
deployment of Supplier Gold Programmes were part of her role. Kimberley is now supporting the Groups strategic growth as Business Development & Marketing Manager. With keen interests in Customer Relations & Project Planning, her Quality background drives for Continuous Improvements. Living in Oswestry with her husband Kev, Kimberley is currently studying BA Hons Business Management part time at Chester University.
to joining the university she worked for British Aerospace and ICI Chemicals, completing a PhD with Rolls Royce looking at aeroengine fan blades. She leads the School of Engineering’s Sustainable Transport Research Theme, which examines all aspects related to decarbonising the transport sector, including vehicles, infrastructure and smart mobility. Her research focusses on the design and optimisation of lightweight structures and the development of autonomous structural health monitoring systems for diagnosis and prognosis of damage.
Jason Davies
Ben Moore
With 35 years in Aviation, his career to date has provided the opportunity to become familiar with the Business, Civil & Military Aerospace markets as an established Senior
James Bennett
With a manufacturing experience of over 20 years across various industries in telecoms, automotive and aerospace, Ben’s career has focused
James joined AerFin in July 2016 as a senior member of the management team. He has a career spanning nearly 20 years in the aviation industry
Manager within the aircraft maintenance, production, repair and modification business sectors. A firm believer in delivering organic growth in any business through increased efficiency output, customer base expansion and new product development. Jason actively promotes positive cultural
on the production of specialized materials. Ben holds a degree in Materials Science and a MBA in Business Administration. Ben started his career with Pirelli and for the last 7 years has worked at Solvay (formally Cytec) as the Site Manager.
including senior commercial and sales and marketing positions within a leading engine consultancy services business, a rapidly growing aerospace and electronics parts manufacturer and Chromalloy,
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