Stephen Henwood CBE

Biography

Stephen was appointed Chairman of the NDA on 1 March 2008 and was re-appointed in March 2014 for a further three years until 2017.

A Chartered Management Accountant, his career has included senior financial and operational roles with Tate & Lyle plc and BAE Systems.

He left BAE Systems at the end of 2006 and has undertaken a number of Non-Executive appointments. He will have completed his term as Chair of the Board of the University of Cumbria in July 2014. In February 2014 Stephen was appointed Chair of the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI).

He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year Honours list in 2013, in recognition of his services to the nuclear industry and charity.

Previous roles in government

  • Chair