A former army officer, Mr Scuoler has headed the manufacturers’ organisation for eight years. Prior to this, he was managing director of electronics company Ferranti Technologies, where he also served on the EEF regional board for the North West.
Under his command, the organisation has gone through a major change programme, with its representation in both the UK and Europe growing.
Mr Scuoler has also navigated EEF through the financial crash of 2007/8 and helped lead the manufacturing industry’s strong recovery. More recently, he represented manufacturing interests in the run up to the EU referendum and subsequent Brexit fallout. He also supported the campaign for Scotland to stay part of the UK during the referendum of 2014.
Also in 2014, he was elected chairman of the European manufacturers’ organisation CEEMET, which represents more than 200,000 manufacturing businesses across the EU. In this role, he has worked hard to try and secure European business leaders’ support for a smooth Brexit and ongoing trade agreement.
“Terry will be an extremely difficult act to follow,” said Dame Judith Hackitt, chair of EEF. “His strong and successful leadership of EEF and the sector is widely recognised and appreciated and reflects his deep-seated commitment to British manufacturing. We know that Terry will continue to lead EEF with that same enthusiasm as the search for his replacement proceeds.”
