Meet Our Team

Karen Watts is the driving force behind Airlink Transformers, guiding the company's growth and unwavering commitment to quality as CEO. With over 35 years of experience in the industry, Karen brings an exceptional depth of knowledge, sharp commercial instinct, and an eye for detail that keeps standards high across every part of the business.

Karen's career has taken her around the world, with time spent working in places such as New York, Miami, and Australia. These experiences helped shape her broad perspective, adaptability, and ability to think quickly on her feet — something colleagues and customers alike appreciate when challenges arise.

Known for her incredible memory, Karen has an almost legendary ability to recall part numbers and specifications from memory — often faster than the system can load them. She is also known for being highly organised, very hardworking, and remarkably quick to find solutions when others are still defining the problem.

Outside of work, Karen enjoys staying active and competitive, playing both tennis and golf whenever she can. She loves travelling, keeping up with fashion, and spending time with family and friends. And when there's music playing at a company event, Karen is usually the first on the dance floor — an amazing dancer who brings the same energy and enthusiasm to celebrations as she does to running the business.

Karen's leadership, experience, and passion continue to shape Airlink Transformers, ensuring the company remains both innovative and deeply committed to quality and customer service.

Mike Novak has been part of the Airlink Transformers story for around 35 years, bringing with him a wealth of experience, deep technical knowledge, and a genuine passion for engineering. Holding a degree in Electronics, Mike has spent most of his career designing and refining transformers, with a particular love for audio applications.

During his career, Mike also worked abroad in New Jersey, USA, where he served as Vice President for Special Projects at Crest Audio. Despite the exciting opportunities overseas, he always returned to Airlink — drawn back by his passion for engineering and, in particular, audio transformers.

For him, the beauty of audio design lies in its subjectivity: small design choices can subtly influence sound, and there is always something new to explore and improve.

Around the office, Mike is also known for another passion — tea. Not just any tea, but proper loose-leaf tea, carefully prepared and generously shared. Tea bags, in his view, simply don't do the job.

Outside of work, Mike enjoys sailing, skiing, and cycling. He prefers the mountains to the beach — apart from the exception of being out on the water under sail. Colleagues also joke that Mike is permanently prepared for winter; he's often found in the office wearing a beanie and scarf, cheerfully claiming that it's "a bit chilly in here," even when everyone else is perfectly comfortable.

Mike brings not only expertise and experience to Airlink, but also enthusiasm, curiosity, and a character that makes the workplace a little warmer — ironically, despite always feeling cold himself.

Tom Middleditch is the operational backbone of Airlink Transformers, combining hands-on engineering knowledge with meticulous organisation and a genuine passion for how things work — and why they've always worked that way.

Tom's journey into engineering didn't begin in a classroom, but on the factory floor. Starting at the very bottom, he immersed himself in every stage of transformer design and production, learning each process first-hand. That practical grounding shaped the engineer he is today: someone who understands both the theory and the reality behind manufacturing, and who brings structure, reliability and calm precision to operations across the business.

He later formalised that experience academically, graduating 1st with honours in Electrical Engineering and receiving the Best-in-Class award — achievements that reflect not only talent, but determination and work ethic.

Outside of work, Tom's curiosity extends far beyond transformers. He has a deep passion for history, particularly historic engineering and construction. From ancient civilisations to modern infrastructure, he is driven to visit countries known for remarkable feats of engineering — with the pyramids high on his list of inspirations.

Sport has always played an important role in Tom's life too. Whether it's boxing, football or snowboarding, he enjoys the discipline, challenge and focus that physical activity brings — qualities he also carries into his professional life.

What motivates Tom most is seeing Airlink's transformers out in the real world. Knowing the products he helped build are powering businesses, infrastructure and everyday life gives him a deep sense of fulfilment.

Sam has been part of the Airlink Transformers team for over 10 years, and his journey is a great example of what hard work and curiosity can achieve. Starting out on the factory floor, Sam learned the business from the ground up, gaining hands-on experience with transformer production before going on to complete a degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.

Over the years, his technical knowledge, practical understanding, and approachable manner have seen him progress to his current role as Sales Engineering Manager, where he helps customers find the right solutions for even the most complex requirements.

Outside of work, Sam is rarely standing still. He enjoys playing both golf and football, is a devoted Arsenal fan, and loves spending time with family, travelling, and joining in with a good team night out.

Known around the office for his positive attitude, Sam is one of those people who always seems to have a smile on his face. Whether he's helping customers, supporting the team, or discussing the weekend's football results, Sam brings energy, humour, and experience to everything he does.