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Senior Consultant and former ESA Senior Executive with over forty years’ experience in the space business, ten in UK industry, and thirty at ESA. Extensive strategic leadership experience, proven track record in delivery of political goals, and formulation and realisation of organisational and financial changes. Strong record of fruitful international cooperation with NASA and European entities in satellite mission operations. Significant interaction with senior stakeholders, academia and negotiation with industry. Successful results-oriented leadership and motivation of large internationally diverse teams. Strong involvement in the Royal Aeronautical Society, as President 2021-22, Chair of the Space Specialist Group Committee, and Vice-President of the Paris Branch.Selected Highlights :• Improved the efficiency of the Agency, aimed at maximising the geo-return from Member States’ contributions, by reducing internal costs of the Agency, focussing on priorities, refining the corporate organisation, corporate and Agency policies and optimising satellite operations• Set up (in 2002) cooperation agreements for political distribution of responsibilities between ESA and its partner Member States involved in Galileo in-orbit operations, in force until end 2017• Transformed the provision of ESA internal services, merging the FM and IT departments to realise synergies, improve services and bring cost savings, introducing “single point of contact” at each Establishment, revising outsourcing strategy, reducing both the number of staff and cost• Achieved success in all complex science mission operations, delivering on quality, cost and schedule, in particular for XMM, Hipparcos and Giotto, engaging with many UK and European universities• Inspired, motivated and guided the teams directly under my leadership and across organisational and cultural boundaries, resulting in acceptance of strategic goals and plans for change• 1995 Ascended 5985m Kilimanjaro Uhuru Peak

Listed skills include Space Systems, Management, Change Management, Aerospace, and 17 others.