Flex; what a load of sanctimonious ****e...The previous Dir Eng, CG, probably had spent some time on the hangar floor many moons ago, however I very much doubt he'd held a socket set in his hands in recent memory, and was a perfect effective director. One of the previous incumbents, due to a propensity to large lunches would have had grave difficulty in getting underneath an aircraft, let alone working on it. Are you suggesting he was any less of an administrator because of it. ? The lady in question sounds eminently qualified as a GM ENG and if that's too self aggrandizing or liberal for your misogynist, xenophobic view of the world then perhaps take up a job in Saudi, or the GAFFA? Your views would be welcome there, in fact positively encouraged in the workplace.