David Hayes BSc(Hons) FRAeS
Director
David has many years experience in export controls, both
from an industry and regulator’s perspective. After leaving the DTI Export
Control Organisation in 1999 he joined TRW Aeronautical Systems (later Goodrich) where he was responsible for export compliance
globally.
In 2003 he moved to the Rolls-Royce Group, as Corporate
Head of Export Controls. He worked regularly with the Rolls-Royce Main Board and was instrumental in establishing the
Board Exports Committee.
In 2007, recognising an increasing demand from industry,
especially in relation to UK companies having to
deal with US controls, he established his own consultancy. David continues to provide services to Rolls-Royce, as well
as to a rapidly expanding client base. In addition, David is a Senior Advisor and Director of UK Affairs with the Washington
DC based consultancy MK Technology. This link provides an exceptional capability to serve clients requiring export control
expertise globally.
David is a widely recognised expert in his field and a
regular speaker at national and international export control events. He was also
the UK export control subject matter expert for US Consultants Booz Allen Hamilton Inc on the Transatlantic Secure Collaboration
Program (TSCP) Phase II. In addition, he is a guest lecturer on MSc programmes run by Nottingham and Southampton
Universities
David is involved in many export control fora, both nationally
and internationally and has regularly given evidence to UK Parliamentary Select Committees on export control issues.
David is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and
a qualified pilot of both fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. He also spent several years as an Intelligence Officer
in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, specialising in air defence and electronic warfare.
