Velocity Composites Appoints Declan Grant to Support North American Expansion

Published date:27/04/2026 | Last updated date:27/04/2026

Velocity Composites has appointed Declan Grant as Executive Advisor to the Board, strengthening its leadership team as the company expands its position in the North American aerospace and defense market.

The appointment comes as aerospace production rates rise and manufacturers place greater pressure on suppliers to deliver reliability, cost control, and scalable capacity.

Strategic advisory role focused on customers and growth

In his new role, Grant will work with Velocity’s board and leadership team to strengthen relationships with both existing and new customers. His focus will include supporting the company’s growth strategy, particularly from its North American base in Tallassee, Alabama.

For Velocity, this matters because composite material kitting is no longer just a support service. As aerospace programs scale, accurate, efficient, and reliable material preparation becomes increasingly important to production flow.

Strong aerospace supply chain background

Grant brings senior leadership experience across aerospace and defense supply chains. He previously served as President of Aeromed Group and held senior commercial roles at Incora and Wesco Aircraft.

His background includes:

• global sales and marketing
• M&A integration
• operational transformation
• customer and supplier partnership development
• aerospace supply chain scaling

That experience aligns closely with Velocity’s current challenge: expanding in a market where aerospace customers increasingly want technical capability plus dependable regional support.

North America becomes a priority market

Velocity’s North American growth strategy is especially important as aerospace and defense demand strengthens. OEMs and tier suppliers are looking for partners that can reduce waste, improve material flow, and support higher-rate production.

Velocity’s value proposition sits at that point: composite material kits that help manufacturers improve efficiency, consistency, and shopfloor control.

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Editorial perspective

This appointment is not just a board-level personnel update. It reflects a wider aerospace supply chain trend.

As production ramps up, suppliers with niche technical capability must also prove they can scale commercially and geographically. Velocity’s decision to bring in Declan Grant suggests the company is preparing for a more aggressive North American growth phase.

In aerospace composites, the next competitive advantage may not come only from better materials, but from better supply chain execution.