London, United Kingdom - Rolls-Royce Holdings announced that Tony Wood has been appointed president of Aerospace, effective May 13, 2013.
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Mr. Wood joined Rolls-Royce in 2001 and was appointed President - Marine in January last year.
His first role with the company was as Director of Operations - Defence Aerospace, following a 17-year career with Dowty and Messier-Dowty.
He was subsequently appointed Managing Director - Defence Aerospace in January 2004.
Mr. Wood became Chief Operating Officer - Civil Aerospace in January 2006.
In 2008 he was appointed President - Gas Turbine Services with responsibility for Services.
He joined the Dowty Group in 1984 as a sponsored undergraduate and held a variety of engineering, production, purchasing and programme management roles before becoming VP, Manufacturing for Messier-Dowty in Toronto, Canada in 1995.
In 1998 he was appointed Vice-President Operations, Canada.
Mr. Wood is a former board member of Rolls-Royce Engine Services joint ventures in Hong Kong, Singapore, Germany and the USA, and is a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Association of Project Management.
He undertook an apprenticeship programme with Dowty, which led to an Open University degree in Engineering.
He also holds an MBA from INSEAD.
Mr. Wood replaces Mark King who has decided to resign from the company at the end of June.
Mr. King joined Rolls-Royce in 1986 and was appointed President of Aerospace in January 2013.
Prior to this he was President of Civil Aerospace, which followed three years based in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA as President & CEO of IAE International Aero Engines AG.
Earlier in his career Mr. King held positions in engineering and manufacturing and has been a board member of Rolls-Royce overhaul joint ventures (TAESL in the USA, HAESL in Hong-Kong and N3 in Germany).
He is a member of the Business Advisory Council of the Said Business School and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
He gained a Mathematics degree from St. Johns College, Cambridge University.
The company also announced that Lawrie Haynes, currently President for Nuclear, is appointed to a new position, President for Marine & Nuclear.
Mr. Haynes joined Rolls-Royce on three and a half years ago in the new role of President - Nuclear, with responsibility for both civil and defence nuclear.
He was previously at White Young Green plc where he was CEO. Prior to that, he was CEO at British Nuclear Group and a main board director of BNFL plc.
Mr. Haynes worked for five years as Chief Executive of the Highways Agency. ■