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Chris Swan named vice-president and general manager of StandardAero’s Component Services Operation

April 1, 2009 – StandardAero has announced that Chris Swan has been appointed vice-president/general manager of its Component Services operation in Cincinnati, Ohio.


April 2, 2009  By Administrator

StandardAero has announced that
Chris Swan has been appointed vice-president/general manager of its
Component Services operation in Cincinnati, Ohio. In his new role, Swan
will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the
former TSS facility.

“Chris has demonstrated considerable leadership capability in his
management of our Augusta, Ga facility over the past six years,” said
Rob Mionis, President and CEO of StandardAero. “I am confident that he
will take our Component Services operation to the next level.”

Prior to joining StandardAero, Swan served in various field service
roles with GE Aviation including Regional Director, Americas for
Commercial Field Service. In these roles, he established the OEM
support model for field service’s commercial customers, and also
established the model for airframe OEM flight test and production
support.  Swan also is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt, and while at
GE, worked extensively on CFM56 gate-process improvements.

Swan holds a Bachelors degree in Aviation Technology from Purdue University.

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