Ben is the Group Communications Director at 2Excel Group, joining in 2019 to oversee all communications from media relations and public affairs to internal communications, branding and marketing. He previously led the aerospace and defence practice at a leading communications agency, advising and representing some of the biggest international brands in those industries, including Airbus.

The former City News Editor and columnist at the Daily Mail, he had a 20-year career in journalism, during which he was regarded as one of the leading commentators on industry and technology. Ben is a passionate private pilot, flying a vintage de Havilland Chipmunk, and is an active member of numerous aviation organisations, including the Honourable Company of Air Pilots, the Air and Space Power Association and the Aviation Focus Group. He also advises several warbird operators on their communications and marketing.