Chief Customer Officer
ZeroAvia

James has over 30 years’ experience in Aerospace after starting his career at Rolls-Royce Plc with a Technical Engineering apprenticeship. His first permanent role after completing the apprenticeship was as a Design Engineering Draftsman within Rolls-Royce before leaving the company and Engineering to pursue a career in sales and business development. Since that time James has had various senior Aerospace sales roles covering different regions of the world including developing small turbine and gearbox components and overhaul business for The Timken Company in the Middle East before returning to Rolls-Royce as a VP customers in 2012 for Southeast Asia initially and then the Middle East. More recently, James worked for Aero Engine consultancy Royal Aero GmbH providing Aero Engine technical support to Lessors and Airlines before joining ZeroAvia in May 2021 to lead the Commercial & Business Development strategy.