Will Whitehorn

Will Whitehorn joined Virgin Group in 1987 and served as the Group's Public Relations Manager. Previously, he worked for British Airways, Thomas Cook, and TSB Group. In the following years, he was responsible for Virgin Group's joint venture strategy and began to play a role in higher management. Will has expanded Virgin's development strategy to new areas such as financial services and telecommunications. Since 1997, he has joined Virgin's development team and embarked on a global expansion strategy for the Virgin brand's venture capital model. In 2000, Will was appointed as Virgin's Director of Brand Development and Corporate Affairs. In 2004, he was appointed as the President of Virgin Galactic Company. In 2007, due to his executive power, he became a special advisor to Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin. In 2011, Will retired from Virgin Group. Currently, Will is a non-executive director of Jetta Group and Scottish Convention and Exhibition Center, and also serves as the chairman of High Speed Communications Limited, a leading technology and consumer media public company. In March 2013, he resigned from his position at the Science and Technology Facilities Council in response to the appointment of the Chairman of the UK Government Transport System Technology Strategy Committee and began exploring new transportation technologies.