Esterline Selects Steve Zimmerman to Lead the Company’s Power Systems Business Group
October 04 2017 - 4:05PM
Esterline Corporation (www.esterline.com) (NYSE:ESL), a leading
global specialty manufacturer primarily serving the aerospace and
defense markets, today announced that industry veteran Steve
Zimmerman has been selected to serve as President for Esterline
Power Systems, a global group of companies specialized in power
control and distribution for applications primarily in the
aerospace, defense, rail and industrial markets. Esterline Power
Systems has operating facilities in Europe, North America and Asia.
The group’s prior president, Mark Thek, has been with the company
for more than 20 years and has decided to take on a new challenge
within another one of Esterline’s business groups.
Esterline CEO Curtis Reusser said, “We are
pleased to welcome Steve to the team and we’re excited about his
decades of experience creating and leading high-performing, global
organizations in our industry. I am confident he can continue and
further the positive progress we’ve made with our world-leading
Power Systems group.”
Zimmerman has more than 30 years of experience
in aerospace and defense. He spent 12 years with Zodiac Aerospace,
most recently as CEO for the Zodiac Cabin Interiors Integration
Division. He also served as CEO for the Zodiac Cabin &
Structures Business Segment, President and CEO of the company’s
Monogram Systems business, and in other high-level management roles
during his tenure there. He worked for more than two decades with
Garrett AiResearch, which merged with AlliedSignal and later was
integrated with Honeywell, where he served in a number of
engineering, product development, and executive positions, most
recently as Vice President Boeing Commercial Business, Airframe
Systems. Over the years, he has managed organizations with more
than $1 billion in revenue characterized by global operational
structures employing thousands of people.
Zimmerman has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical
engineering from the University of Washington, a master’s degree in
engineering from the University of Southern California and an MBA
from Arizona State University.
Mark Thek has served as President for Esterline
Power Systems since 2008 and has been with the company in various
engineering and management roles since 1996. He will now lead the
Americas team at Esterline Connection Technologies. The group is
focused on enhancing Esterline’s presence and capabilities for
connection solutions throughout the Americas while leveraging the
strength of the company’s European connection technologies
business.
Reusser said, “Esterline is fortunate to have
such a dynamic leader in Mark, who not only drove notable
improvements in our Power Systems group, but also jumped at the
chance to further share his skills for building strong teams,
improving strategic market penetration, and transforming
businesses.”
Esterline Power Systems and Esterline Connection
Technologies are both part of the company’s Sensors and Systems
business segment.
About Esterline: Esterline Corporation is a
leading worldwide supplier to the aerospace and defense industry
specializing in three core areas: Advanced Materials; Avionics
& Controls; and Sensors & Systems. With annual sales of
approximately $2 billion, Esterline employs roughly 13,000 people
worldwide.
Operations within the Advanced Materials segment focus on
technologies including high-temperature-resistant materials and
components used for a wide range of military and commercial
aerospace purposes, and combustible ordnance and electronic warfare
countermeasure products.
Operations within the Avionics & Controls segment focus on
technology interface systems for commercial and military aircraft
and similar devices for land- and sea-based military vehicles,
cockpit displays and integration systems, flight training and
simulation equipment, secure communications systems, specialized
medical equipment, and other high-end industrial applications.
The Sensors & Systems segment includes operations that
produce high-precision temperature and pressure sensors,
specialized harsh-environment connectors, electrical power
distribution equipment, and other related systems principally for
aerospace and defense customers.
Contact:Michelle DeGrand425-453-9400
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