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Meet the Team

Christine Ourmières-Widener

Chief Executive Officer

Airline industry leader: Former CEO TAP Portugal, FlyBe, CityJet. 25+ years at Air France KLM. IATA Board of Governors

Gabriele Teofili

MANAGING DIRECTOR, UK

20 years of aeronautical career: Head of UAM business unit in Rolls-Royce; Chief Engineer in Siemens & Leonardo Helicopters; Head of Airworthiness in Airbus Helicopters

James McMicking

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

Co-Founder and CSO of Aerospace Technology Institute; Previously at Booz & Co, Ricardo, JCB. MEng, University of Bath and MBA, Kellogg.

Oliver Henstridge

VICE PRESIDENT, SALES & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

12 years experience in aerospace and energy sectors. Ex Rolls-Royce, Crown Estate, SolarCentury. Bachelor of Laws, Msc Sustainable Development.

Gabriel Lepine

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

Experienced corporate finance professional. 15 years investment banking experience focused on aviation, transport and infrastructure.

John King

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Strategic financial management. Marshall of Cambridge, BNY Mellon, Pershing.

Christine Ourmières-Widener

Executive Chair

Airline industry leader: Former CEO TAP Portugal, FlyBe, CityJet. 25+ years at Air France KLM. IATA Board of Governors

Val Miftakhov

Founder & Non-Executive Director

Serial cleantech entrepreneur. Previously founder & CEO eMotorWerks, Exec at Google, McKinsey and Nielsen. Ph.D. Physics, Princeton.

Deborah Diaz

Non-Executive Director

Former NASA Chief Technology Officer. Currently CEO of Catalyst ADV. Extensive board experience: Archer Aviation, Primis Financial, Section IO and BRMI.

Geoff Eisenberg

Investor – Ecosystem Integrity Fund

Partner at Ecosystem Integrity Fund, leading on grid modernization, electrification and transportation.

Stephane Fymat

CEO and Aerospace Executive

Former Honeywell leader of Urban Air Mobility & Unmanned Aerial Systems and Honeywell Ventures, with a track record of scaling innovative technology businesses.

Andrew Challis

Investor – Barclays, Principal Investments

25+ years with Barclays. Multiple E-Trading roles in FX and Fixed Income, culminating in Head of E-Distribution, Markets Division

Our Values

First Principles Thinking

Asking questions, creating solutions, solving problems.

Engineering Excellence

Turning breakthrough science into operational capability. ​

Safety, Care & Trust

Focus on the wellbeing of our team and the wider world.

Energy to Drive Change

Taking radical ownership and focussing on results.

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