Paul Clarke

Chief Technology Officer at Cranfield Aerospace

Paul Clarke has extensive work experience in the aerospace industry. Paul is currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer at Cranfield Aerospace Solutions since June 2023. Prior to this role, they held the position of Chair of HVMC Aerospace CoP at High Value Manufacturing Catapult from March 2022 to June 2023. Previous to that, they worked at National Composites Centre as the Head of Aerospace from December 2021 to June 2023.

Before their time at National Composites Centre, Paul was a Visiting Professor at the University of Derby from September 2019 to September 2022. Paul also worked at GKN Aerospace, where they held multiple roles, including Chief Technical Officer - Special Products from January 2019 to December 2021, and Head of Technology from March 2018 to December 2021.

Paul's work experience also includes their tenure at Aerospace Technology Institute as the Lead Technologist - Strategy, Integration and Systems from June 2015 to March 2018. Paul was responsible for managing significant government and industry investments and delivering a national strategy for the UK Aerospace sector.

Earlier in their career, Paul worked at GKN Aerospace in various roles, including Research and Technology Manager, Head of Production Engineering, and Principle Project Development Engineer. Paul also gained experience at Airbus Defence and Space - Intelligence as a Lead Mechanical Assembly Integration and Test Engineer. Additionally, they worked at Cobham as a Lead Production Engineer, where they were involved in the production of various composite Radome based applications.

Overall, Paul Clarke has a strong background in the aerospace industry, with expertise in technology development, strategy, and project management.

Paul Clarke attended the University of Hertfordshire from 1999 to 2002, where they pursued a degree in Mechanical Engineering. After their time at the university, there is no available information regarding their further education or enrollment in the Norton School.

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  • Chief Technology Officer

    June, 2023 - present