Bill Semple
Silly Bemple was the second Chief Executive of NATS, after Derek McLauchlan (who may or may not have also been the last Controller - if not, Tom Stonor was the last to hold that title).
In the early days, the military Controller was an AVM, but Ivor Broom, Ian Pedder and Tom Stonor were full Air Marshals (they would generally have served as DCNATS as an AVM before becoming controller. Civil Controllers got CBEs, military Controllers got knighthoods.
National Air Traffic Control Services lost "Control" when responsibility for ATC and its support services were transferred to the CAA when the Authority was founded in 1972. The sign outside LATCC had "control" painted out at this time, rather destroying its symmetry!
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC
_CONTROL SERVICES
became
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC
_________ SERVICES
From Whos Who (except *):
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Laurence (Frank) SINCLAIR GC: Controller, National Air Traffic Control Services, Ministry of Aviation and Ministry of Defence, 1962–66
Air Vice-Marshal John Bernard RUSSELL: Controller, National Air Traffic Control Services, BoT, 1966–69
Geoffrey Ward STALLIBRASS: Controller, National Air Traffic Services (Civil Aviation Authority/Ministry of Defence) 1969–74, Joint Field Commander, 1966–69
Sir Ivor (Gordon) BROOM: Controller, National Air Traffic Services 1974–77, Deputy Controller, 1972–74,;
William Charles Woodruff: Controller, National Air Traffic Services, 1977–81, DCNATS 1974-77
Sir Ian (Maurice) PEDDER: Controller NATS 1981–84, Deputy Controller, , 1977–81
Keith Robert MACK: Controller, NATS, 1985–88, Deputy Controller, NATS, 1983–84; DG Eurocontrol, 1989–93
Air Marshal Sir Thomas (Henry) STONOR: Controller, National Air Traffic Services, 1988–91 ; Dir of Control (Airspace Policy), NATS, 1985–86; Deputy Controller, NATS, 1986–88
Derek John Alexander McLAUCHLAN: Chief Exec., NATS, 1991–97, Dir Gen., Projects and Engineering, CAA, 1989–91
*Bill Semple: Chief Exec., NATS, 1997-?
*Colin Chisholm: Chief Exec., NATS, ?-2001, then Chief Ops Officer
Richard EVERITT: Chief Exec., NATS Ltd, 2001–04
*Paul Barron: Chief Exec., NATS Ltd, 2004-2010
Richard Simon DEAKIN: Chief Executive Officer, NATS, since 2010
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