WICHITA, Kan., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit
AeroSystems announced today a reorganization to better align its
structure to the changing needs of the business. Reporting to
President and CEO Jeff Turner, the
Spirit Executive Leadership team includes:
- Mike King, Executive Vice
President/Chief Operations Officer with responsibility for Supply
Chain Management, Manufacturing and Operations
Efficiency
- John Pilla, Senior Vice
President/General Manager of Propulsion and Wing segments with
responsibility for Propulsion, Aftermarket, Spirit Europe and
Spirit Malaysia
- David Coleal, Senior Vice
President/General Manager of Fuselage with responsibility for
Fuselage, North Carolina, and
Oklahoma
- Sam Marnick, Senior Vice
President/Chief Administration Officer with Quality, Operations
Support, Human Resources and Corporate Administration under her
purview
- Phil Anderson, Senior Vice
President/Chief Financial Officer
- Jon Lammers, Senior Vice
President/Secretary
- David Walker, Senior Vice
President/Chief Technology Officer, Business Development and
A350
- John Lewelling, Senior Vice
President, Strategy
- Buck Buchanan, Senior Vice
President, Advanced Projects
Spirit has seen substantial growth in less than a decade. When
Spirit was created in 2005, it consisted of 8,600 employees located
in two states, designing and building five products for a single
customer. Today, the Spirit team is 16,000 strong, working at sites
across the globe, delivering products to multiple customers at
record production rates.
In making the announcement, Spirit President and CEO
Jeff Turner said, "Spirit
AeroSystems has grown substantially in both size and complexity
since our creation in June 2005. This
realignment will allow our leadership to more efficiently and
effectively drive results in support of the business."
On the web: www.spiritaero.com
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.
SOURCE Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.