Terry Twigger
{{short description|British businessman (born 1949)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| name = Terry Twigger
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| birth_name = Terence Twigger
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1949|11|21}}
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| nationality = British
| education =
| alma_mater = Bristol University
| occupation = Chairman, Auctus Industries
| years_active = 1970–present
| title = CEO, Meggitt
| term = 2001 – May 2013
| predecessor = Mike Stacey
| successor = Stephen Young
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Terence Twigger {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FCA}} (born 21 November 1949) is a British businessman. He was the chief executive (CEO) of Meggitt plc, a British engineering business specialising in aerospace equipment, from 2001 to May 2013.
Early life
He has a bachelor's degree in Economics and Accountancy from Bristol University.{{cite web|url=http://www.auctusindustries.com/team.html|publisher=auctusindustries.com|title=Auctus Industries > Team|accessdate=30 July 2017}} After leaving university he worked for Deloitte & Touche for five years, during which time he qualified as a chartered accountant.{{cite web|url=http://www.csfb.com/conferences/cga/pdf/meggitt_bio.pdf |title=BIOGRAPHY - TERRY TWIGGER |publisher=CSFB|date=August 2008|accessdate=20 November 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8305097&ticker=MGGT:LN&previousCapId=874022&previousTitle=DASSAULT%20AVIATION%20SA |title=Terry Twigger: Executive Profile |publisher=BusinessWeek|date=|accessdate=20 November 2012}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Career
He was CEO of Meggitt from January 2001 to May 2013, having joined the company in 1993, and was finance director since 1995. Before that, he spent 15 years with Lucas Aerospace, rising to finance director.
Since 2013, Twigger has been the chairman of Auctus Industries, which he co-founded with Valerio Massimo di Roccasecca and Edward Spencer Churchill.
He is a non-executive director of Filtrona plc{{cite web|url=http://cisco.universityexp.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=MGGT.L |title=Meggitt plc |publisher=Reuters|date=|accessdate=20 November 2012}} and senior non-executive director of XP Power plc.{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/UK/XLON/XPP/company-people/executive-profile/96665|title=Terry Twigger|publisher=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=6 March 2020}}
He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Society of British Aerospace Companies and the Royal Aeronautical Society.
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