REG - NATS En Route PLC - Statement regarding Chairman of NATS Board

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RNS Number : 9416J  NATS (En Route) PLC  10 April 2024

10 April 2024

 

Warren East appointed Chairman of NATS Board

 

UK air traffic services provider, NATS, announces the appointment of Warren
East as non-executive Chair of the Board. He takes up his position on 1
September and succeeds Dr. Paul Golby, who has served in the role for the last
10 years.

 

Mr East served as CEO of Rolls-Royce between 2015 and 2022 and prior to this,
spent almost 20 years with ARM Holdings, the British microprocessor
manufacturing, design and software company, including 12 years as CEO. He is
currently a non-executive director for Tokamak Energy, C-Capture and ASML
Holding and a strategic advisor to Avina Clean Hydrogen. He has previously
served as a non-executive director with Dyson, Micron, BT Group, Rolls-Royce
and De La Rue.

 

Mr East said: "Aviation is vital to our society and economy, and the essential
infrastructure which NATS provides underpins that important function. The next
decade or so brings huge challenge alongside multiple possibilities as the
sector faces the necessity of the energy transition together with the
opportunities presented by advancing technology. I'm delighted to be joining
NATS to work with the board and the NATS team as we navigate through this
exciting and crucial period."

 

Chief Executive Officer, Martin Rolfe said: "We very much look forward to
working with Warren. His knowledge and insight into the aviation sector, the
role of critical UK infrastructure and the experience he has of technology-led
transformation will be enormously valuable."

 

Dr. Golby joined the NATS board and was appointed Chair in October 2014.
During his tenure, the company has made significant progress in the
modernisation of both its technology and the design and operation of UK
airspace, laying the foundation for much needed improvements in carbon
emissions from aviation. Notably, he helped ensure air traffic services
continued at all times during Covid-19 and a subsequent return to financial
stability in the years since.

 

Dr. Golby said: "It has been a privilege to serve as Chair through some of the
most difficult times that NATS and the aviation sector as a whole have been
through. I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone across the
company - it is through their tireless efforts that the UK has one of the very
best air traffic services in the world."

 

Mr Rolfe continued: "Paul brought a blend of challenge and stability that the
entire company has appreciated enormously. His leadership of the board and
strategic guidance has helped us tackle the extraordinary challenges of the
pandemic and subsequent rebuilding of the sector. We have a lot to thank him
for and wish him well in the future."

 

 

About NATS  

NATS is the UK's principal air navigation services provider and is split into
two main businesses, which provide two distinct services:

·      NATS (En Route) plc (NERL) - the regulated business, which provides
air traffic management services to aircraft within UK airspace and over the
eastern part of the North Atlantic; and

·      NATS (Services) Ltd (NSL) - the unregulated business, which
provides air traffic control services at many of the UK's major airports (15
civil and 7 military airfields) and other airports overseas.

 

NATS provides aerodrome, data, engineering, capacity, efficiency and
environmental performance solutions to customers worldwide, including
airports, airlines, air traffic service providers and governments.

 

NATS handled 2.24m flights in the UK in the last financial year (2022/23).

 

For more information visit the NATS website at www.nats.aero
(http://www.nats.aero/)

 

 

 

 

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