Drawn from some of the world's leading businesses, we have a unique depth of talent

• Founder of OVO, the world’s leading independent energy retailer
• Founder of Manor F1 team
• Founded Vertical in 2016

• Over 20 years of civil and military aerospace experience at Rolls-Royce
• Co-developed Rolls-Royce’s electrical strategy and led future technologies programmes

• Previously CFO and Chief Investment Officer of OVO Group
• Formerly CFO of Homesun and worked in corporate finance at PWC
• Chartered Financial Analyst

• Over 30 years of aerospace engineering experience, holding various technical and leadership roles, including Gulfstream Aerospace and Jet Aviation
• Was responsible for reorganising the engineering structure at Jet Aviation, implementing a growing range of engineering services and increasing EASA scope of approval

• Previously CEO of Airbus Urban Air Mobility
• Over 18 years aerospace experience with Airbus, holding several management positions, including overseeing Supplier Development and Lean Management

• Over 30 years of aerospace engineering experience with a proven track record leading agile teams in developing and delivering new products
• Previously Chief Engineer at Rolls-Royce, accountable for a wide range of combat, transport and helicopter engines

• Previously Advanced Cell Manager at Jaguar Land Rover
• Leads eVTOL EuroCAE battery certification panel and sits on EASA eVTOL certification board’s battery division
• PhD in Lithium-Ion battery performance and aging from the University of Warwick

• Seasoned Chief Information Officer across multiple sectors including Aerospace, Defence, Insurance, Telecommunications and Healthcare
• Designed Rolls-Royce’s IT strategy and delivered game-changing IT capability for the UK’s Ministry of Defence and BT

• Previously UK Chief Airworthiness Engineer for the A380 with over 12 years’ experience at Airbus
• Previous roles at defence technology company, QinetiQ, and UK’s Defence Evaluation Research Agency (DERA), formerly part of the Ministry of Defence

• Previously professional category technical lead at Dyson, developing internet connected devices and technologies
• Extensive systems engineering and aerospace safety critical software expertise, including to level A safety standards (DO-1788/DO-254)

• Former F1 technical director at teams such as Jordan, Benetton/Renault, Toyota and Lotus/Caterham
• Over 20 years automotive engineering and Motorsport management experience

• Led electrical installation of the Orbital satellite launching system, the Airbus A400M wing and Airbus A350 electrical systems re-architecting
• Over 16 years of aerospace experience in electrical architecture, installation and design