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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based COO’ operating in the Aerospace space. If you think a COO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Neil Hargreaves
Chief Operating Officer of Rusada
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About Rusada: Rusada provides Maintenance & Engineering Technology Solutions for the Aviation Sector.
Phil Carpenter
COO of Aeromet International
Phil Carpenter is the chief operating officer of Aeromet International.
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About Aeromet International: Aeromet International manufactures aluminum and magnesium sand castings, aluminum investment castings for aerospace and defense industries.
Mark Wood
Chief Operating Officer of Reaction Engines
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About Reaction Engines: Reaction Engines is next-generation aerospace propulsion developers, home of SABRE air-breathing rocket engine.
Chris Forster
Chief Operating Officer of Altitude Angel
Chris is passionate about both aviation and technology. Chris has a Masters of Engineering degree in Computer Science and Cybernetics and has worked in the technology industry for over 15 years. Prior to Altitude Angel, Chris worked at Microsoft for 10 years where he held consulting and leadership positions, focused on helping enterprise customers deliver their full potential with the right technologies.
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About Altitude Angel: Altitude Angel makes drones safer by providing the data and cloud services needed to safely unlock their potential.
Alex Warnock
COO of Gooch & Housego
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About Gooch & Housego: Gooch & Housego is a global leader in photonics technology.
