The Helvetica Team
Sir Charles Masefield
Chairman, Founding Partner
Sir Charles has been a leading figure in European industry for 25 years.
As Senior Vice President-Commercial for Airbus Industrie in Toulouse, France he was responsible for all Airbus Marketing, Contracts and Sales Finance.
In 1994 he was appointed by the British Prime Minister to manage all UK Defence Exports and was responsible on behalf of the British Government for interfacing with Rulers and Heads of Government from around the world.
In 1998 he became Vice Chairman of GEC and subsequently became Vice Chairman and then President of BAE SYSTEMS. He is the former European Chairman of Transatlantic Business Development (TABD) with responsibility to the European Union in Brussels for maximising transatlantic trade.
Sir Charles was Knighted by the Queen in 1997 for services to British Exports.
charles.masefield@helvetica.com