Spirit AeroSystems Announces Additional Leadership Changes

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 with Information Technology Systems under his purview
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.”