| Tony Wood | |
| Birth Name: | Antony Wood |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Nationality: | British |
| Alma Mater: | Open University INSEAD |
| CEO, Meggitt PLC | |
| Term: | January 2018- |
| Predecessor: | Stephen Young |
Antony Wood (born April 1966) is a British businessman, and the CEO of Meggitt PLC since January 2018, when he succeeded Stephen Young, having previously been chief operating officer (COO).[2]
Wood earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from the Open University, and an MBA from INSEAD.[3]
Wood spent 16 years working for the French company Messier-Dowty, now part of the Safran Group.[4] [5]
From May 2013 to January 2016, Wood was president of the aerospace division of Rolls-Royce Holdings.[3] According to the Evening Standard, Wood's departure from Rolls-Royce following a restructuring "seemed an abrupt end to a high-flying career", but with his appointment as COO of Meggitt PLC, "it appears he was only biding his time".[4]
From 2016 Wood was COO of Meggitt, and succeeded Stephen Young as CEO in January 2018.[3]
Wood is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and a Fellow of the Association of Project Management.[3]