Sir Kevin Smith

Appointed

June 2023

Nationality

British

Experience

Sir Kevin spent almost 20 years at BAE Systems plc predominantly in its Military Aircraft Division and BAe Defence before becoming Group Managing Director with responsibilities for new business and international strategy. Following this Sir Kevin joined the Board of GKN PLC, the FTSE listed global engineering and manufacturing company, initially leading the Aerospace and Defence businesses, and then serving 9 years as Group Chief Executive. He went on to spend four years in Hong Kong as a Partner at Unitas Capital and his non-executive career includes 8 years at Rolls-Royce where he also served as Senior Independent Director.