Paul Kahn Email & Phone Number

London, England, GB

Houston, Texas, US

Reported to the Group CEO and served on the Executive Leadership Team with full P&L responsibility for $1.3b in sales and 6,000 employees across the UK, Australia, Middle East, and Singapore. Oversaw operations in defence, critical national infrastructure, sustainable energy (including Nuclear), and technical consulting. Attended all main board meetings of.

Arlington, VA, US

Renaissance Strategic Advisors is one of the leading consultancies supporting premier firms in the aerospace, defence, space, intelligence, and government services industry as they address their most complex and critical issues. Supporting clients with strategic insights and market analysis for Defence, Aerospace, and National Security.

Leadership of exciting start-up and spin-out from the University of Manchester as part of the cofounding team applying novel and disruptive multilayer graphene to space and defence for multispectral radiation and cloaking applications. Currently seeking Seed round funding.

Advice and leadership for this exciting start-up and spin-out from the University of Manchester

Arlington, VA, US

Independent expert advice in support of M&A, Private Equity pre-deal teaming for $200m – $2bn sector specific acquisitions, and commercial bids. Working with the Renaissance team to support clients with strategic insights and market analysis for Defence, Aerospace, and National Security.

Christchurch, Dorset, GB

Reported to the Group CEO and was a member of the Group Executive Leadership Team as Sector President/Chief Executive leading the turnaround of the Communications & Connectivity Sector of FTSE 250 Cobham plc. Full P&L responsibility for the business with 3,000 employees operating in France, Denmark, USA, UK, and South Africa. Delivered 60% growth in.

Blagnac Cedex, FR

Leadership of Airbus Group in the UK. With a highly skilled workforce of 15,000 people, a supply chain of c.4000 British companies, the Group has a UK turnover of over £6 billion per annum. Airbus is the UK’s largest civil aerospace company and exporter, its biggest space and satellite company, and a major supplier to the MOD as well as being the UK’s.

Meudon, Île-de-France, FR

CEO leading all of Thales' business in Canada with full P&L for multi-site business with 1,300+ people. Managed international businesses in transportation, aerospace, defence and security; the challenge was to turn around underperforming units with $500M+ sales, $2.5bn projects portfolio as part of a major reorganisation of the Group. Member of the Thales.

Meudon, Île-de-France, FR

Held P&L responsibility for Thales global business line, leading the development of disruptive surveillance technology and airport systems world- wide. Responsible for sales to 170+ countries of over $200M with 400+ directly managed staff based in Italy, Germany, and USA, as well as oversight in UK, France, Australia, and Saudi Arabia. Member of the $2.5Bn.

Meudon, Île-de-France, FR

Seconded to UK Ministry of Defence.

Meudon, Île-de-France, FR

Took on full P&L responsibility for £60m, 500 employee Avionics business with five units focused on aircraft commercial satellite communications and military avionics. Achieving best operational performance of all UK businesses in Thales and received UK MOD Project performance award.Member of both global division executive management team and of the UK.

Meudon, Île-de-France, FR

Following the Racal plc. acquisition, successfully transitioned this business unit selling telecom systems and audio ancillaries for military, commercial and security applications from a loss to a 12% op. profit.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

Supported CEO and CFO leading group M&A strategy which led to the creation of the multi-domestic, international Thales group increasing market capitalisation by 50%. Including leading the accquisition of FTSE250 Racal Electronics plc.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

Delivered M&A analysis, facilitating negotiations, government and corporate relations, Public Private Partnership bids and marketing for major contracts.

London, GB

Leader of the "Kahn Andersen Study" business process model review of procurement in UK defence acquisition. Establishing a common vision, process, and buy in for re-organisation and co-location in Bristol.

London, GB

Positions included: Private Secretary (i.e. Chief of Staff), Military IS Programme Manager, and PM/Systems Architect of secure mobile communication/satellite data systems.

Dearborn, Michigan, US

Professional engineering training

Mba, Executive Mba

International Exchange Programme, Final Year Of The Commercial Grande Ecole Studies In French., Management Accounting And Organisations

M Eng, Special Engineering Programme (Sep) Engineering & Management

Bsc(Hons), Special Engineering Programme (Sep) Engineering & Management

International Relations And Leadership

Advanced Industrial Marketing Strategy