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Vertical Aerospace chair Domhnal Slattery steps down as VX4 industrialisation ramps and up to $850M certification funding procee

Vertical Aerospace says board chair Domhnal Slattery will depart effective 12 May, prompting the company to seek a new chair. The move lands as the VX4 programme enters industrialisation, with reported backing of up to $850M to support certification and early scale-up.

Discovered 2026-05-13T03:31:54.253088-07:00 | 2026-05-13T03:31:54.253088-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

Governance transition at a leading UK eVTOL developer can affect board-level oversight of programme milestones as VX4 moves from flight test into industrialisation and certification execution.
The chair change follows the company’s earlier plan to pursue up to $850M for certification and early scale-up (up to $850M financing and additional raise), raising the stakes around timely delivery and spend discipline.
It also comes after recent VX4 progress under civil regulatory oversight—context that investors and partners will want reflected in leadership continuity (two-way piloted transition flight under civil oversight).

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