WICHITA, Kan., July 30, 2014 /CNW/ -- Spirit AeroSystems
Inc. (NYSE: SPR) today announced the appointment of John L. Plueger to its board of directors
effective immediately.
"John is a prominent leader in the aerospace industry who brings
a wealth of experience to the table," said Chairman Bob Johnson, Spirit AeroSystems board of
directors. "We are very pleased to welcome John to the Spirit
board, and believe it will be particularly valuable for him to
share his expertise from the perspective of the airframe customer.
In addition to joining the board, John will serve on the audit
committee."
Plueger, 60, has three decades of aviation industry leadership
experience and is currently president and chief operating officer,
and a member of the Air Lease Corporation (ALC) Board, posts he has
held since 2010. Prior to ALC, Plueger spent 23 years in top
executive roles with International Lease Finance Corporation
(ILFC), including CEO, president and chief operating officer. He is
an active jet pilot with multiple jet type ratings as well as
single-engine, multi-engine and instrument instructor ratings.
Plueger holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA, is a Certified Director from the UCLA
Anderson Graduate School of Management Corporate Director
Certification Program, and also a certified public accountant,
having received his training from Price Waterhouse. Plueger serves
on the board of directors of the Smithsonian National Air and Space
Museum in Washington D.C.,
Pepperdine University's Board of
Regents, and The Wings Club Board of Governors.
"Spirit is one of the leading design-build suppliers of large
aerostructures in the industry," said Plueger. "I am thrilled to
join Spirit's board of directors and work with Larry Lawson and this outstanding team. I look
forward to helping guide Spirit's continued transformation and
positioning for growth in the coming years."
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.; Nashville, Tenn.; 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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