He was named as the successor to Terry Scuoler earlier this year, with a plan to take up the role on 1 December.
Phipson has a wide range of experience in both government and advanced manufacturing companies.
He said: “I am looking forward to taking the reins at EEF at such a pivotal moment with the Brexit talks reaching a critical point and the launch of a modern Industrial Strategy. EEF has a vital role to play in working with government across all fronts to ensure our sector continues to flourish and strengthen its world class innovation and competitiveness.
“One of my first priorities is to reinforce the need for a status quo implementation period for industry agreed in principle, if not in full, as soon as possible. Further delay would mean more uncertainty for companies here and across Europe, which despite UK manufacturing's current strong performance both domestically, and in exports, would damage our longer-term prospects.”
