Biography  Bruno  Esposito  is  a  bilingual  executive  (English  -­‐  French)  with  over  25  years  of  experience  within  the  aerospace  industry.  He  is  also  an  entrepreneur.      He   held   various   senior   leadership   and   management   consulting   positions   at  small  and  large  international  firms,  including  Airbus  Tier1  suppliers.      Bruno   served   as   an   aerospace   policy   advisor   for   senior   Government   officials  and   Ministers   in   several   countries.   He   is   a   leading   authority   on   Unmanned  Aircraft   Systems.   He   has   been   instrumental   in   helping   to   introduce   new  aviation   regulations   and   securing   government   investments   in   R&D   activities,  higher   education   and   apprenticeship   training   programs   as   well   as  manufacturing  capabilities.      In  2008,  he  joined  the  second  largest  Aerospace  Trade  Association  in  the  world,  the   Society   of   British   Aerospace   Companies   (SBAC)   as   Director   Civil   Air  Transport.   During   his   tenure,   Bruno   led,   shaped   and   created   senior   industry  and  Government   Boards  &   Committees.   He  was   responsible   for   defining   and  implementing  the  Civil  Air  Transport  strategy,  budget  and  priorities.    His  work  as  a  senior  Space  advisor  for  the  office  of  the  UK  Science  Minister,  led  to   the   creation   of   the  UK   Space  Agency   in   2010.  He  was   also   responsible   for  activities  leading  to  the  merger  of  three  UK  Trade  Organizations  into  one.  

 Bruno  has   successfully   led   international   initiatives  managing   the  progression  of   innovations   from   ideation   through  the  development  of  new  business.  For  over  12  years,  he  has  been  appointed  as  an  Enabler  -­‐  the  intrepid  corporate  maverick  creating  new  businesses  in  spite  of  the  corporation  -­‐  for  CEOs  in  need  of  creating,  accelerating  and  scaling  up  innovative  high-­‐tech  products  and  services  spanning  across  the  aviation,  telecommunications,  maritime,  oil  &  gas  and  defense  industry.  Bruno  has  acquired  best  practices  in  developing  a  culture  of  innovation.    He  has  often  proactively  delivered  winning  solutions  with  revenues  in  excess  of  $500m  by  developing  and  executing  innovative  strategies,   implementing  global  partnership  and  successfully  experienced  reorganizing  under  Chapter  11  protection.   On   several   occasions,   he   has   been   selected   by   CEOs   and   Board  members   to   lead   initiatives   involving  turnaround  and  acquisition  situations.  His  most  recent  success  was  to  achieve  a  double-­‐digit  growth  within  one  year  of  creating  a  joint  venture  between  Atkins  and  Ausy.  Together  the  two  companies  employ  more  than  21,100  experts,  designers  and  engineers.  They  have  over  250  offices  around  the  world.  Airbus  Group  re-­‐appointed  the  joint  venture  as  a  referenced  supplier  for  engineering  services  in  April  2014.      A  senior  university  lecturer  for  over  six  years  and  guest  speaker,  Bruno  chaired  a  European  high-­‐level  joint  committee  (academia/industry)   aimed   at   creating   higher   education   aerospace   programs.   Most   recently,   he   was   invited   to  contribute  to  the  Kellogg  School  of  Management  Innovation  Network  (KIN)  and  the  MBA  programs  on  innovation  and  creation  of  new  ventures.        Since  2011,  Bruno  has  been  working  as  an  Advisory  Board  member   for  WheelTug  –  an   innovative  high-­‐tech  award  winning  start-­‐up,  developing  electric  taxiing  for  commercial  aircraft.  To  date,  installation  slots  have  been  driven  from  zero  to  990  single  aisle  commercial  aircraft  (A320/B737).  These  aircraft  are  operated  by  24  airlines.      Bruno  is  a  Fellow  of  the  Royal  Aeronautical  Society  (UK)  and  a  certified  pilot  and  air  traffic  controller  instructor.    He   has   received   two   awards   in   1992   &   1994,   from   the   Secretary   General   of   the   International   Civil   Aviation  Organization,  Dr.  Philippe  Rochat,   for  pilot’s   flight  achievements  over   the  Atlantic   in  a   single  engine  aircraft.  These  flights   were   conducted   as   developmental   flight-­‐tests   to   improve   safety.   He   has   championed   the   importance   of  communications  and  full-­‐time  aircraft  tracking  using  innovative  satellite  services  for  over  15  years.      Bruno  graduated   from  the  Air   Force  Academy  and  was   recently  nominated   for   the  highest  aeronautical  distinction  (Medal  of  Aeronautics)  for  “Outstanding  contributions  to  the  aeronautical  industry”.  

 

 Bruno  Esposito    

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