FROM : AIRBUS UK TO : HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT ( HVM CATAPULT )

WAS : SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT NOW : CEO

Following Dick Elsy ’ s retirement as CEO later this year , Katherine Bennett CBE - the current Senior Vice President at Airbus UK - will take on Elsy ’ s role as CEO of the UK government ’ s High Value Manufacturing Catapult ( HVM Catapult ).

With a career that spans 30 years , Bennett will bring to the new role her depth of understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by UK manufacturers .

“ I am honoured to have been asked to lead the next phase of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult ’ s development , building on the strong foundations which have been created over the past eight years ,” said

Katherine Bennett CBE .

14 April 2021