Charles Woodburn

Charles Woodburn (born in March 1971) is a British businessman who has been the CEO of BAE Systems since July 2017.[2]

Charles Woodburn
Born
Charles Nicholas Woodburn

March 1971 (age 52)
Windsor, Berkshire, England[1]
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
Erasmus University Rotterdam
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, BAE Systems
TermJuly 2017-
PredecessorIan King

Education

Woodburn earned his bachelor's degree in electrical sciences from St John's College, Cambridge in 1992[3] and a PhD in engineering from Cambridge University, followed by obtaining an MBA from Erasmus University Rotterdam.[2]

Career

Before working for BAE Systems, Woodburn served as the chief executive of Expro Group, which surveys and manages oil and gas wells around the world. He had also spent 15 years at Schlumberger, an oil services company, overseeing major projects in Thailand, Australia, and the US.[3]

On joining BAE Systems he was to be paid an annual base salary of £750,000. Additionally he was given more than £1.6m to compensate for incentive schemes at his previous company Expro.[3] It was reported in December 2016 that he was paid a total joining package worth £3 million.[4] In 2021, Woodburn received a salary rise of 13% to bring his annual pay to £1.1 million.[5] He is also in line for an extra £2 million long-term share award payable if he stays at BAE until the end of 2023.[5]

References
  1. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. "Executive Profile: Charles Woodburn". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  3. Ruddick, Graham (15 February 2016). "Who is Charles Woodburn, the man set to take the helm at BAE Systems?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  4. "BAE Systems boss sees pay package rise by 18% to £3.5m". Belfasttelegraph – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  5. "BAE Systems faces mounting criticism over CEO's pay to stay". Reuters. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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