Terence Twigger (born 21 November 1949) is a British businessman. He was the chief executive (CEO) of

Meggitt Parker Meggitt (legally Meggitt Ltd) is a British international company specialising in components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and selected energy markets. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the F ...

plc, a British engineering business specialising in aerospace equipment, from 2001 to May 2013.

Early life

He has a bachelor's degree in Economics and Accountancy from

Bristol University The University of Bristol is a public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Bristol, which had ...

. After leaving university he worked for

Deloitte & Touche Deloitte is a Multinational corporation, multinational professional services network based in London, United Kingdom. It is the largest professional services network in the world by revenue and number of employees, and is one of the Big Four a ...

for five years, during which time he qualified as a chartered accountant.

Career

He was CEO of Meggitt from January 2001 to May 2013, having joined the company in 1993, and was finance director since 1995. Before that, he spent 15 years with

Lucas Aerospace Lucas Industries plc, now known as Lucas Automotive, is one of the world’s oldest continuously trading automotive brands, tracing its origins to 1875 and the first patent issued to its founder, Joseph Lucas. Based originally in Birmingham, t ...

, rising to finance director. Since 2013, Twigger has been the chairman of Auctus Industries, which he co-founded with Valerio Massimo di Roccasecca and Edward Spencer Churchill. He is a non-executive director of

Filtrona Essentra PLC is a supplier of plastic and fibre products. The company operates internationally from headquarters in Kidlington, Oxfordshire. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. History The company was established in Jarrow in the 1940s ...

plc and senior non-executive director of

XP Power XP Power is a manufacturer and supplier of critical power control systems. It also handles the design, development and support of power control systems. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. History The company was founded by James Peters in ...

plc. He is a fellow of the

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is a professional membership organisation that promotes, develops and supports chartered accountants and students around the world. As of December 2024, it has over 210,000 memb ...

and a member of the

Society of British Aerospace Companies The Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC, formerly Society of British Aircraft Constructors) was the UK's national trade association representing companies supplying civil air transport, aerospace defence, homeland security and space. ...

and the

Royal Aeronautical Society The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a British multi-disciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community. Founded in 1866, it is the oldest Aeronautics, aeronautical society in the world. Memb ...

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