WICHITA, Kan., June 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit
AeroSystems Inc. (NYSE: SPR) today announced several senior
leadership changes, reflecting further advancement in the company's
transformation strategy.
Duane Hawkins has been named
senior vice president and general manager, Boeing, Business and
Regional Jet Programs. He will also continue to oversee Spirit
Defense. Hawkins joined Spirit in 2013 as senior vice president of
Operations following more than 30 years in the aerospace industry,
including executive positions at Raytheon Missile Systems, Defense
Research Inc., and General Dynamics.
Ron Rabe joins the company as
senior vice president of Operations, taking over that role from
Hawkins. Rabe is an experienced global operations leader, having
served at positions of increasing responsibility at Eaton
Corporation. Most recently, he was the company's vice president of
global manufacturing and supply chain, vehicle group.
John Pilla has been named senior
vice president of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer. Pilla
has served in several top leadership and engineering positions at
Spirit, most recently overseeing all Spirit work on Airbus
Programs. In his new role, Pilla will have responsibility for
engineering and R&D across all programs.
Michelle J. Lohmeier will join
the company as senior vice president and general manager, Airbus
Programs. Lohmeier has extensive aerospace experience at Raytheon
Company, most recently as vice president of the Land Warfare
Systems product line at Raytheon Missile Systems. Hawkins,
Lohmeier, Pilla, and Rabe will report to President and CEO
Larry Lawson.
"These changes to the leadership team reflect our commitment to
strengthen the company by continuing to deploy formidable executive
talent to our key focus areas," said Lawson. "In the case of Duane
and John, we're leveraging the skill and experience of two strong
leaders in high-priority areas for Spirit. The two new additions to
our already-strong leadership team bring exceptional capabilities.
Ron has a wealth of experience acutely aligned with our operations
strategic initiatives. And Michelle is a proven leader who is
ideally suited to drive improvements and maximize efficiencies as
the A350 XWB production rate increases.
"Spirit is in the midst of an exciting transformation," Lawson
added. "Having the right people in the right roles will be key to
achieving our aggressive goals around performance, cost management,
and growth."
On the Web: www.spiritaero.com
On Twitter: @SpiritAero
About Spirit AeroSystems Inc.
Spirit AeroSystems,
with headquarters in Wichita,
Kan., 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,
Okla.; Kinston, N.C.;
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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