WICHITA,
Kan., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit
AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. [NYSE: SPR] today announced that
Jane P. Chappell will join the
company's Board of Directors, effective Feb.
26, 2024. She will serve on the Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee and the Risk Committee. Chappell has more than
four decades of experience, 17 years at the executive level,
providing operational and strategic leadership in the defense
industry.
"Jane Chappell is an established
leader in the American defense and intelligence sectors; we are
thrilled that she will serve on Spirit's Board of Directors," said
Spirit AeroSystems Board Chair Robert D.
Johnson. "Her leadership and depth of experience are
unparalleled – she will undoubtedly add tremendous value as we grow
across our defense and space programs. We look forward to her
contributions."
Chappell serves as CEO of Altamira Technologies, a national
security company in the defense and intelligence sectors. She is on
the Board of Advisors for Lone Star Analysis. Before Altamira,
Chappell was with RTX Corporation (formerly Raytheon) for 36 years.
Her service at RTX Corporation culminated with her role as Vice
President of GeoSpatial Intelligence Solutions from 2015 to 2019.
She partnered with customers and industry teammates in this
position to shape markets and drive growth in the intelligence,
commercial, and international space ground business.
Chappell was named among Washington Exec's Top Space Executives
in 2023 and one of Washingtonian's "Tech Titan in 2023." She
won the National Reconnaissance Office Director and National
Reconnaissance Office Ground Enterprise Directorate Director's Gold
medal for outstanding contributions to the mission in 2020 and
2019. She earned the Raytheon CEO Leadership Award in 2008.
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About Spirit AeroSystems Inc.
Spirit
AeroSystems is one of the world's largest manufacturers of
aerostructures for commercial airplanes, defense platforms, and
business/regional jets. With expertise in aluminum and advanced
composite manufacturing solutions, the company's core products
include fuselages, integrated wings and wing components, pylons,
and nacelles. We are leveraging decades of design and manufacturing
expertise to be the most innovative and reliable supplier of
military aerostructures, and specialty high-temperature materials,
enabling warfighters to execute complex, critical missions.
Spirit also serves the aftermarket for commercial and
business/regional jets. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit has facilities in the
U.S., U.K., France, Malaysia and Morocco. More information is available
at www.spiritaero.com.
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ability and our suppliers' ability or willingness to meet stringent
delivery requirements; the impact of significant health events
(including the COVID-19 pandemic) on our business and operations;
the timing and conditions surrounding the full worldwide return to
service (including receiving the remaining regulatory approvals) of
the B737 MAX, future demand for the aircraft, and any residual
impacts of the B737 MAX grounding on production rates for the
aircraft; our reliance on Boeing for a significant portion of our
revenues; our ability to execute our growth strategy, including our
ability to complete and integrate acquisitions; demand for our
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