CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 7, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Goodrich
Corporation (NYSE: GR) has named Michael
Barbalas as president of its China activities, reporting to Cindy Egnotovich, Segment President, Nacelles
and Interior Systems. Barbalas joins Goodrich from the American
Chamber of Commerce in China,
headquartered in Beijing, where he
served as president. He replaces Ken
Wood, who will be retiring after 24 years of service at
Goodrich.
Commenting on the changes, Egnotovich said, "China is the fastest growing aerospace market
in the world, and Mike has spent more than 20 years building
relationships with some of the top companies and government
entities in the region. As Goodrich continues to grow its
operations and customer base in China, we will look to his leadership and
experience to bring us to the next level of operational excellence
and customer satisfaction there."
Prior to his current position, Barbalas served as managing
director for Andrew Telecommunications (China) Co. Ltd. in Suzhou, China where he helped build the business from
a startup to the company's largest global manufacturing facility.
He has held positions of increasing responsibility and
leadership for various industries, foundations and research
institutions in China and in the
U.S. Barbalas holds a doctorate and a master's degree in chemistry
from Cornell University in New York, and a Bachelor of Science degree in
chemistry from Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology in Indiana.
Barbalas' appointment is effective April
1, 2010.
Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global
supplier of systems and services to aerospace, defense and homeland
security markets. With one of the most strategically
diversified portfolios of products in the industry, Goodrich serves
a global customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and
service facilities. For more information visit
http://www.goodrich.com.
Goodrich Corporation operates through its divisions and as a
parent company for its subsidiaries, one or more of which may be
referred to as "Goodrich Corporation" in this press
release.
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