Vertical Take-Off: The Inside Story of Corporate Comeback from Crisis to World Class
London, England: Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 1999. Reprint. Reprinted with corrections, 1999. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. x, 214 p. Illustrations. Index. Sir Richard Harry Evans, (born in Blackpool in 1942) less formally known as Dick Evans, was formerly chairman of BAE Systems. In 2001 he became Chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire. In 1960, he joined the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation and was soon moved into the then newly formed Ministry of Technology. In 1967, Evans was appointed as Government Contracts Officer at Ferranti in Manchester and two years later joined British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) at Warton, Lancashire. He was promoted to Commercial Director of what had then become the Warton Division of British Aerospace (BAe) in 1978. In January 1983, Evans was appointed Deputy Managing Director for BAe Warton and a member of the Aircraft Group Board. Evans was appointed Chief Executive of the Company in 1990. On 1 May 1998, Evans was appointed Chairman of British Aerospace plc. He stepped down as Chairman of BAE Systems in 2004. Condition: Good in very good dust jacket. Highlighting/underlining. Several instances of highlighting noted. DJ has slight wear and soiling.
Keywords: Executive Skills Training, Change Management, Culture Change, Customer Value, Quality Management, Innovation, John Weston
ISBN: 9781857882452
[Book #71475]
Price: $35.00