WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 5, 2015 /CNW/ -- Spirit AeroSystems Inc.
(NYSE: SPR) today announced the company has added Krisstie Kondrotis to its senior leadership team
as senior vice president, Business Development. Kondrotis will have
responsibility for global marketing and expanding business
relationships in both commercial and defense.
"Krisstie is a proven leader in the aerospace industry with
strong experience developing new business and building best in
class organizations," said Spirit AeroSystems President & CEO
Larry Lawson. "I am very pleased to
welcome her to the Spirit leadership team. We look forward to
adding her strategic expertise and vision to Spirit's world-class
journey."
A leader in the aerospace and defense industry, Kondrotis has
served in top level business development and strategy roles at
Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and most recently, Northrop
Grumman. Over the course of her 27 year career, she has been
responsible for business development, systems engineering, strategy
and acquisition management spanning multiple segments of the
aerospace and defense industry, including ballistic missile
defense, launch and satellite systems, fighter aircraft, and
multiple intelligence and classified programs.
Kondrotis is a Syracuse University
National Security Studies fellow, and is a graduate of the Lockheed
Martin Program Management Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. She holds an MBA,
Operations Management from Regis
University, Denver,
Colorado, (1992), and a BS, Finance from University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, (1987).
"Already one of the leading design-build suppliers of large
aerostructures for both commercial and defense sides of the
industry, Spirit embodies immense opportunity, capacity and
expertise," said Kondrotis. "I am very excited to join Spirit to
work with Larry Lawson and this
impressive team. I look forward to helping shape Spirit's continued
transformation and growth in the coming years."
On the Web: www.spiritaero.com
On Twitter: @SpiritAero
About Spirit AeroSystems Inc.
Spirit AeroSystems, with headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, USA, is one of the world's
largest non-OEM designers and manufacturers of aerostructures for
commercial aircraft. In addition to its Wichita and Chanute facilities in Kansas, Spirit has locations in Tulsa and McAlester,
Oklahoma; Kinston, North
Carolina; Nashville,
Tennessee; Prestwick, Scotland; Preston,
England; Subang, Malaysia;
and Saint-Nazaire, France. In the U.S., Spirit's core products
include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components.
Additionally, Spirit provides aftermarket customer support
services, including spare parts, maintenance/repair/overhaul, and
fleet support services in North
America, Europe and
Asia. Spirit Europe produces wing components for a host of
customers, including Airbus.
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