Who We Are
Jon Laughton
Jon has 30 years of Aerospace and Defence industry experience working with many leading OEM's in Senior Executive roles including Operations and Managing Director. Jon is the former Managing Director of Hurel Hispano (now Aircelle UK Ltd). He also worked for BAE Systems running the Final Assembly line for the ATP turboprop aircraft. As a consultant he specialises in Operational Lean Transformations, Programme & Supply Chain Management, Leadership and Executive Coaching.
Jon has a B.Sc from Manchester University, an MA from Lancaster University Management School and is an accredited Management Coach (almost fluent in French) with international business experience across Europe, the Americas and the Far East. Former employers and clients worked with include: BAE Systems, Hurel-Hispano, Messier Services, GCT, Fokker Services, Fokker Aerostructures, Talon Aircraft, Dyson, Balterio, Baxi. Jon is Managing Director of Ad Manum Consultants Ltd.; Chairman of AEROid Ltd and Hawksland Holdings Limited and a member of the Institute of Directors.
Selected consulting experience includes:
- Programme Management / Technical Development: German Aerospace Engineering Co.
- Organisation development: UK Aerospace supplier of aircraft landing gear systems
- International business development strategy: UK Composite Aerospace company
- Design and construction Programme Management of a newaerostructures assembly plant in a low cost country: European aerostructures company
- Development of Manufacturing Strategy & final assembly plant design: new entrant VLJ manufacturer
- Leadership coach, operations strategy development, new business development & Programme Management: Tier 2 aerospace machining supplier
- Lean transformation: Value Stream Mapping / Policy Deployment / cost reduction – aircraft landing gear overhaul specialist
- ‘Forensic’ investigation & analysis of operating cost variances: European aerostructures co.
- Procured cost reduction programme: European landing gear manufacturer
- Resolution of a multi-million Euro supplier claim: European aerostructures company
- Technical competitiveness study into wing manufacturing: UK Aerospace Consultancy & major international aerospace materials supplier
- Procured cost reduction programme: European Aviation MRO company
- Transfer of manufacturing to low cost overseas plant: European aerostructures company
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Randy Miller
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Martin Hyman
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Ed Carson
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Richard Johnstone
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Paul Mason
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