Bill Beard

Beard’s relationship with Vertex dates back to 2007 when he served as vice president of operations and later provided consulting services to the Company from 2016 to 2019. Bill re-joined the Vertex team in September 2019, serving as the interim SVP of Corporate Business Operations and Business Development. Beard has a long history of success in aircraft maintenance, modifications, systems integration, aerospace manufacturing, and contractor logistics support services. Retiring from the U.S. Navy as a Master Chief Petty Officer with over 20 years of naval aviation experience, Beard accumulated over 4,000 flight hours in a variety of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft as well as special mission aircraft. Prior to consulting for Vertex, Beard served as the vice president and general manager of GKN Aerospace overseeing operations of flight-critical components production and assemblies for Boeing, Honda Aircraft Company, and Honeywell.