Brian Hibbert (born 1947) is a British

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while ...

. He is best known for his leadership of high-tech, commercial enterprises in the

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and defense industry. Hibbert began his career as an engineer with

Rolls-Royce Limited Rolls-Royce Limited was a British luxury car and later an aero-engine manufacturing business established in 1904 in Manchester by the partnership of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce. Building on Royce's good reputation established with his Crane ( ...

where he attained

chartered engineer Regulation and licensure in engineering is established by various jurisdictions of the world to encourage life, public welfare, safety, well-being, then environment and other interests of the general public and to define the licensure process thr ...

status. From 1974 to 1991, he was an engineer and project manager at Hunting Engineering, and from 1993 to 2001 he was managing director. Hunting Engineering was acquired by

INSYS INSYS was formed in October 2001 by a management buy-out of Hunting Engineering and was subsequently acquired by Lockheed Martin UK Holdings, Ltd., a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin Corporation in October 2005. INSYS's products ...

in 2001, where Hibbert continued as Managing Director. He retired as Managing Director from

Lockheed Martin The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American Arms industry, defense and aerospace manufacturer with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta on March 15, 1995. It is headquartered in North ...

in 2007 after they acquired INSYS in 2006. After retirement, Hibbert has spent his time promoting investment in small and medium enterprise. Hibbert is a

Chartered Engineer Regulation and licensure in engineering is established by various jurisdictions of the world to encourage life, public welfare, safety, well-being, then environment and other interests of the general public and to define the licensure process thr ...

and a Fellow of the

Society of Environmental Engineers The Society of Environmental Engineers (SEE) was a British professional engineering institution founded in 1959, which ceased operations in 2019. It was licensed by the Engineering Council UK to assess candidates for inclusion on ECUK's Registe ...

. In 2004 he was invested as a

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hibbert, Brian Living people Environmental engineers Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Society of Environmental Engineers 1947 births