Charles Hughes
Business Development & Stategy Director

Charles Hughes joined Marshall Aerospace as Business Development & Strategy Director in June 2011.
Charles' early career was in the Royal Navy as a General List Supply Officer and subsequently helicopter pilot/instructor before joining Rolls Royce Military Engines in 1986 as Commercial and Marketing Executive. He spent time as Head of Business for UK Government and then in 1995 he became a Project Director and Vice President JSF for Rolls Royce. He took the Rolls Royce element of the JSF programme from initial proposals through to concept demonstration and the eventual selection of Lockheed Martin’s F-35. During this period he lived in Indianapolis USA for 2 years. He then moved onto developing a Service business for Rolls Royce Military Engines which was designed to provide the UK MoD and other export customers with total care packages for propulsion.

Charles joined Cobham plc in January 2004 as VP Strategy and Business Development for the Aerospace Systems Group. He had the responsibility to build the strategy for the Aerospace Systems Group to deliver sustainable growth for the future. He was then appointed in October 2005 as the VP Strategic Marketing for Cobham plc. Prior to joining MA, Charles was the VP Strategy and Business Development for the Aviation Services Division of Cobham.
Married with four children, Charles is a keen on home improvement, bonsai and most sports, particularly rugby.

Neal Jennion
MD of TPS and Operations Director

Neal graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and joined Marshall Aerospace in 1989 as a Management Trainee. Neal progressed through the aircraft modification and maintenance (production) areas with extended periods in production planning, project management and more recently production support. In 2007, Neal was appointed as a Director of Marshall Aerospace with overall responsibility for production and was subsequently appointed as Operations Director in 2009 with his responsibilities extended to include the company’s manufacturing activities.

Neal is married with two children and outside work his interests include playing for and helping to run a local Sunday league football team, skiing and tennis. Neal is also a member of the ADS MRO & Logistics network group and vice-Chair of Governors for a local state funded primary school.

Brian Phillipson
Engineering Director

Brian Phillipson joined Marshall Aerospace in June 2009 from Munich, where he had been Chief Operating Officer on the multinational Eurofighter Typhoon programme. A Cambridge Engineering Graduate, Brian spent the early part of his career working at British Aircraft Corporation Warton on Combat / Training aircraft including Eurofighter, Jaguar, Tornado, Harrier/AV8, Hawk/Goshawk, and Canberra. His roles included Engineering, Manufacturing, and Programme / General Management.
After attending the Royal College of Defence Studies in1994, Brian was Director of Strategy and Planning in British Aerospace Headquarters, then moved to Munich as Managing Director of Eurofighter GmbH.
Between 1999 and 2004 Brian worked in the Naval world, becoming Group Managing Director - Sea Systems, with responsibility for all aspects of BAE Systems’ UK businesses dealing with surface ships, submarines, and underwater weapons.
Brian is married with four adult children, and enjoys the delights of the Alps whenever he can – skiing in winter, walking in summer.

Glen Clark
Financial Director

Glen trained as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young in Cambridge having completed a degree in Accountancy at the University of Birmingham. Specialising in the larger manufacturing clients of Ernst & Young eventually led him to head up the audit team at Marshall Aerospace. In 1992, following some restructuring of the Marshall Group, Glen was asked to join the team as Management Accountant and was later appointed to the Board in 1994.

During his time at Marshall he has been involved with a number of Group Companies and now heads up the Finance function along with IT and takes the lead in any corporate acquisition activity and foreign subsidiary formation. He is also a Pension Trustee of two Marshall pension schemes.

In his spare time he tries to maintain fitness by cycling, and walking in the countryside with his dog. He has a keen interest in music and audio recording and has recently recommenced some amateur thespian activity.

Keith Hussey
Human Resources Director

Keith began his career in the RAF and was commissioned in the mid-80s when he worked on a range of personnel related projects. In 1995, following his final role as a Project Manager within the RAF’s Market Testing Team, he joined Bombardier Defence Services providing HR input to a range of bids for UK and International outsourced contracts. During this time Keith was part of the team that successfully secured the RAF’s Pathfinder PFI contract. Formerly Head of HR for VT Aerospace (part of the VT Group), Keith was then appointed as Head of Contract Support - in this role he had responsibility for leading a cross-functional team in support of a variety of contracts across the whole of the UK, Germany and the Middle East.

Following a sabbatical, when he travelled extensively, Keith joined Marshall Aerospace in March 2005. Keith’s interests include golf, football (he is a lifelong supporter of Liverpool FC), international travel and skiing. He is a member of the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) National Employment Policy Committee.