Wesco Aircraft Appoints General Norton A. Schwartz to Board of Directors
May 09 2013 - 4:01PM
Business Wire
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (“Wesco Aircraft” or the
“Company”) (NYSE: WAIR), a leading provider of comprehensive supply
chain management services to the global aerospace industry, today
announced that General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF (retired), has been
elected to its Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective
immediately, filing an existing vacancy on the Board. General
Schwartz will serve as a Class III director, with his initial term
expiring at the Company’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The
Board also appointed General Schwartz to serve on the Board’s
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
General Schwartz retired from the United States Air Force in
2012 after nearly 40 years of service. From 2008 to 2012, he was
the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, serving as the
senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the
organization, training and equipping of active-duty, guard and
reserve forces and civilian workforce serving in the United States
and overseas. As Chief of Staff, General Schwartz was a member of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff providing military advice to the
Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council and the
President. Prior to that, he served as Commander of the United
States Transportation Command from 2005 to 2008 and Director for
Operations and Director of the Joint Staff from 2002 to 2005.
General Schwartz currently serves on the boards of directors of
Aurora Flight Sciences and the Air Force Association.
Randy Snyder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Wesco Aircraft, stated, “We are pleased to welcome General Schwartz
to our Board of Directors. His proven leadership, operational
background and broad knowledge of the aerospace industry and the
armed forces will be invaluable as we continue to expand our
business in the global marketplace.”
To learn more about Wesco Aircraft, visit our website at
www.wescoair.com.
About Wesco Aircraft
Wesco Aircraft is one of the world's largest distributors and
providers of comprehensive supply chain management services to the
global aerospace industry. The Company’s services range from
traditional distribution to the management of supplier
relationships, quality assurance, kitting, just-in-time delivery
and point-of-use inventory management. The Company believes it
offers one of the world’s broadest inventories of aerospace parts,
comprised of more than 500,000 different stock keeping units,
including hardware, bearings, tools, electronic components and
machined parts. Wesco Aircraft has more than 1,200 employees across
41 locations in 12 countries.
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