The role will aim to steer the organisation and build on recent successes amidst the huge growth of the aerospace industry. The South West aerospace cluster is the largest in Europe, contributing over £6 billion in sales and 20,000 jobs.
The board of WEAF is seeking a highly dynamic individual, who is knowledgeable about the global, national and regional aerospace agenda, commercially astute with proven business development and project management skills, and able to maintain relations across industry stakeholders.
WEAF has increased its membership by 50% in the past four years and the organisation says its influence in the industry and South West region has never been higher. These are just two of the significant achievements of the current CEO, Simon Young, who is leaving the organisation for family reasons.
Other achievements include: a comprehensive programme of events, such as the Aerospace Ambassador Awards; the development and implementation of projects such as NATEP and AeroSpace Cornwall.
Chris Wilson, chair of WEAF said: “Under Simon’s leadership, WEAF has gone from strength to strength and he leaves an organisation which is in rude health. We are disappointed to see him leaving, although we fully understand his reasons.
“Now is the time to look to the future, and we welcome applications from anyone with the necessary skills and experience who can drive WEAF onto the next level, and continue to position the South West as the pre-eminent place in the UK for the fast-growing aerospace industry.”
Candidates are advised to send their CVs to careers@weaf.co.uk.
WEAF www.weaf.co.uk
