Stu is a Senior Commercial Manager within Williams Advanced Engineering, leading the development of the Aerospace, Defence and Energy areas of the business, as well as looking at opportunities for further expansion within ‘Emerging Markets’. He has a wealth of technical, commercial and life experience, having served 26 years as an engineer in the British Army, and the last 10 years in industry as an engineering consultant and business development manager in both service and product delivery organisations. Within his industry roles, Stu has worked on a wide range of technology programmes for OEMs, Primes and Tier 1s. As a Chartered Engineer, a Project Management professional and a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management, Stu is interested in the importance of optimising the mix of people, culture and technology to maximise operational performance and capability delivery.