en.Wedoany.com Reported - Sheffield Forgemasters has recently appointed Kelly Jones as a non-executive director on its board. Jones brings extensive experience in turnaround and corporate transformation, having held financial, operational, and directorial roles at Rolls-Royce in China, the United States, and Derby. She has also served as CEO of both Rotary Power and Michell Bearings, and as Transformation Director at Kingsgate consultancy firm.
Jones joins the company as it accelerates a £1.3 billion capital restructuring plan, simultaneously driving a comprehensive transformation of processes, culture, and facilities to strengthen its core role in UK defense manufacturing.
Sir Tim Fraser, Chairman of Sheffield Forgemasters, stated that Jones's background in implementing transformation and restructuring for blue-chip and private companies on an international level will play a vital role as the company integrates 250 years of skills and knowledge with state-of-the-art processes and facilities to position itself for future manufacturing. He looks forward to working closely with Jones to drive the company's transition to a distinctly different manufacturing model.
The company, owned by the UK Ministry of Defence and currently celebrating its 250th anniversary, is building a new 13,000-ton forging line at its Brightside site and constructing a 30,000-square-meter machining facility on the former William Jessop Brightside Steelworks site on Weedon Street.
Kelly Jones said that joining this iconic company at a pivotal moment of large-scale operational transformation and upskilling its workforce to leverage next-generation technologies presents a unique opportunity and challenge. She looks forward to collaborating with the exceptional leadership team to forge a new future for the city and UK manufacturing.
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