Terry Twigger joined Meggitt plc in 1993, becoming CFO in 1995 and held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Meggitt plc from 2001 through to 1 May 2013.

During that period, revenues grew from approximately £400 million to approximately £1.6 billion, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.6% and net income during the same period grew from approximately £30 million to approximately £240 million (a CAGR of 19.7%). 

The market capitalisation of Meggitt plc grew from approximately £600 million in January 2001 to approximately £4 billion in May 2013 (a CAGR of 20.1%) and earnings per share grew from 11.9 pence to 31.1 pence (a CAGR of 9.1%), with Meggitt plc entering the FTSE 100 in October 2011. During the same period, the share price for Meggitt plc outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by 100.6% and a consistent dividend policy was maintained throughout. 

Terry presided over numerous small and a number of major successful acquisitions in Europe and the US during his tenure as CEO, including the acquisition of Dunlop Standard Aerospace Group in 2004 for £417 million, the acquisition of K&F Industries Holdings for £912 million in 2007 and the acquisition of Pacific Science Aerospace for approximately £429 million in 2011.

Terry co‐led the acquisition of Shimtech, which was renamed Avantus Aerospace in 2020 and was its first Chairman from 2015.

Terry co‐founded Auctus Industries with Valerio Massimo di Roccasecca, Edward Spencer Churchill and Konstantin Sivokhin in 2014.

Terry is a Chartered Accountant and obtained a 2:1 in Economics and Accountancy from Bristol University.