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 CFO’ operating in the Aerospace space. If you think a CFO’ 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.
Nitesh Shah
CFO of Metalysis
Nitesh Shah is the Group CFO, Power Resources Group of Metalysis.
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About Metalysis: Metalysis, a manufacturer of metals and alloys, offers both economic and environmental benefits over traditional metal production methods.
Katya Akulinicheva
CFO of ZeroAvia
Katya joined ZeroAvia in July 2019 and is Group CFO. Before ZeroAvia Katya spent over 3 years at SYSTEMIQ, a leading sustainability investment and advisory firm HQ’ed in London, setting up and leading the company’s early stage VC arm, raising $30m of capital and overseeing the first 6 investments, including ZeroAvia. Previously she worked in private equity at the Russian Direct Investment Fund, a $10bn co-investment fund backed by the Russian government, working on growth equity investments in Consumer, Retail, Industrials and Healthcare. She started her career in Mergers & Acquisitions focused on the Consumer & Retail sector in Europe, first at Lazard and then at Deutsche Bank, where she advised a number of public and private companies and private equity investors, including several $1bn+ transactions. She holds an MBA from INSEAD and BA/MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford.
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About London+Acumen, SYSTEMIQ, ZeroAvia: ZeroAvia produces practical zero emission aviation powertrain targeting 9-19-passenger airplanes to start replacing dirty jet fuel.
Steve Gunning
Chief Financial Officer of International Airlines Group (IAG)
Steve Gunning has been serving as Chief Financial Officer at International Airlines Group since June 2019.
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About International Airlines Group (IAG): International Airlines Group allows airlines to expand their global presence and keep individual brands.
Tom Scrope
Chief Financial Officer of Reaction Engines
Tom is responsible for finance, investor relations, IT, cyber security and compliance related matters. Tom Scrope was appointed CFO of Reaction Engines early in 2014. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte and since then has acquired over 20 years’ experience in finance. Most recently, he was Group Finance Director for Minit Group, a pan-European retail business with 1100 stores. having previously been at Carphone Warehouse, where he was divisional Finance Director for the UK retail business. After joining us Tom completed a £10m equity fund raise in June 2014. During 2015 he played an instrumental role in securing the £20.6 m BAE Systems equity investment and signing the £60M UK government’s grant commitment. BSc. (Dunelm), ACA, MBA (INSEAD).
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About Reaction Engines: Reaction Engines is next-generation aerospace propulsion developers, home of SABRE air-breathing rocket engine.
John Bavister
Co-Founder & CFO of Odyssey Airlines
John Bavister is the CFO at Odyssey Airlines.
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About Odyssey Airlines: Odyssey Airlines will begin offering premium non-stop business class services
Gregor Goodwin
Chief Financial Officer of MB Aerospace
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About MB Aerospace: MB Aerospace is a engine component manufacturer and repair business.
Julien Millet
Group Chief Financial Officer of TrueNoord Limited
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About TrueNoord Limited: TrueNoord Limited provides financing solutions for regional aircraft and aviation projects globally.
Andy Boteler
CFO of Gooch & Housego
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About Gooch & Housego: Gooch & Housego is a global leader in photonics technology.
