Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Ken Rusterholz serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Unitech Aerospace. In this role, he is responsible for increasing customer satisfaction through delivery, quality and process improvement while strengthening performance throughout the global organization.

Mr. Rusterholz comes to AGC with over 35 years of experience in engineering, program management, operations, general management and executive management in the aerospace industry.  Prior to joining AGC, he spent 20 years with B/E Aerospace in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Most recently, he served as Corporate Vice President of Operational Excellence, Quality and HS&E. He has deep experience in multiple site manufacturing and a strong track record of marking operations profitable.

Mr. Rusterholz is a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy with a BS in Marine Engineering and holds a MBA from the University of New Haven. He also holds numerous certifications within the Operational Excellence, Lean and Financial training portfolios.

Finance Director, UK

As Finance Director, Phil Louch manages and oversees the financial management of the operations in the U.K.

Phil has over 20 years of multinational financial management experience across government, advertising, chemical and pharmaceutical sectors.

Prior to Unitech Aerospace, Phil was the group financial controller at Shasun Pharma Solutions Ltd.

Managing Director/VP, Tods Aerospace, Tods Defence

Peter Eckersall is General Manager at Tods Aerospace and Tods Defence. His responsibilities include the creation and deployment of strategy at both companies, increasing customer satisfaction through improved quality and delivery performance and developing design and technical capability.

Eckersall has over 30 years of Aerospace experience and joined AGC in 2000. He previously held the positions of Engineering Director, New Product Director and Programme Director before taking up the position of General Manager in November 2014.

Eckersall’s background includes roles at AgustaWestland where he worked as part of the EH101 Helicopter development design team, International Automotive Design Ltd developing vehicle body designs for manufacture and BAE Systems Military Aircraft where he held a design quality signatory for the Harrier 2+ programme.Eckersall studied mechanical engineering at Yeovil Collage and Composite Materials at the University of Surrey.

Kevin Brown – Vice President/Managing Director

Kevin comes with over 36 years of experience in engineering, operations and quality management and executive management in both the Aerospace and Automotive industries.  Prior to joining Paul Fabrications, he spent 4 years with Meggitt Control Systems in Coventry (UK). Most recently, he served as their UK Business Operations Director responsible for the UK operational activities across 3 sites. He has a strong operational and quality background with a track record of implementing sustainable business improvements.

Mr. Brown holds an MBA from Sheffield Hallam University together with numerous certifications in lean manufacturing and quality management.