Who We Are

Jim Nichols

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Jim has over 35 years experience in Aerospace & Defence, Power Generation and Automotive sectors. He has held a number of Senior Executive positions including, Director of Business Development Brookhouse Holdings (part of Kaman Aerospace), President Doncaster’s Inc and Managing Director Doncaster’s Aerospace. His extensive experience includes successful business turnaround and development, M&A, Low Cost supply chain development and Composite Technical Development and Innovation.

Jim has recently played a recent leading role in a successful MBO completion with the sale of Brookhouse holdings to Kaman Aerospace .He managed the Doncasters business (6 companies) in the USA for (5) years during this period established a successful low cost manufacturing facility in Mexico and played a leading role in the successful sale of the business to the Royal Bank of Scotland and the subsequent integration of a number of businesses into the enlarged group. Jim has programme managed a number of domestic and international aerospace projects for both aerospace propulsion systems and structures and power generation systems working with primes such as Boeing, Airbus, Spirit, Goodrich, GE-Aviation, GE Power Generation, Siemens KWU Rolls Royce and Honeywell.

Profiles

Gary Windas
Gary Windas
As Managing Director, Gary leads Hawksland Associates Aerospace and Defence Consulting and Interim Manageme... Read more...
Jon Laughton
Jon Laughton
Jon has 30 years of Aerospace and Defence industry experience working with many leading OEM's in Senior Exe... Read more...
Bob Griffiths
Bob Griffiths
With over 40 years experience in the Aerospace industry Bob is a retired President of SAMPE International, ... Read more...
Jens Hinrichsen
Jens Hinrichsen
Jens has over 38 years experience in Aerospace Design Engineering & Technology Development. A former Direct... Read more...
Randy Groom
Randy Groom
Randy has a comprehensive portfolio of experience spanning over 40 years in the General Aviation Industry. ... Read more...
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