Vertical Aerospace Appoints Defence Technology Pioneer and Former FLIR CEO Andrew Teich to Its Board of Directors
Vertical Aerospace appointed Andrew Teich, former FLIR Systems President and CEO, to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Teich brings over 40 years of defence technology experience, including growing FLIR from roughly $60 million to more than $6 billion in market value, along with expertise in U.S. Department of War programmes, advanced sensing, AI, autonomous systems and UAV technologies directly relevant to Vertical's defence and dual-use applications.
Key figures
- Pre orders
- c.1,500 pre-orders of Valo
- Strategic review
- Jefferies LLC retained as financial advisor (announced 24 September 2026)
- Flir market cap growth
- approximately $60 million to more than $6 billion
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