Colin Hillier

Co-Host | Former British Royal Navy Officer

A graduate in Aeronautics & Astronautics from Southampton University, Colin previously served in the Royal Navy, and has over 17 years’ experience in the defence industry.

On leaving the armed forces, Colin joined Leonardo Helicopters, working on the assembly line supporting the build of AH-64, Merlin and Lynx aircraft at Leonardo Helicopters. From there he moved to the training division where he led the design, development, and implementation of advanced mission training systems. He was responsible for development of the EDA Helicopter Tactics training system.

Colin went on to establish the UK office for Bohemia Interactive simulations and became the group COO, working across the UK, Europe and North America offices. Colin left Bohemia in 2015 and now works with a number of training and simulation organisations in key leadership positions, supporting their growth in the UK, Europe and North America.