Tony Najjar
President Aerospace & Defense Division
Tony Najjar joined CIRCOR in 2015. Najjar has spent over 25 years in aerospace and engineering roles. He held a number of leadership roles at Rockwell Collins and Kaiser Aerospace. Mr. Najjar will be responsible for driving the complete sales and business development strategy for CIRCOR Aerospace. He will lead the group’s sales and marketing activities, and longer term business and technology development strategies. Najjar holds both Bachelors and Masters of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University, and an MBA from Pepperdine University in California. He is a Six Sigma Certified Black Belt and a certified Lean Master.
+1 (951) 270-6200 • contactus@circoraerospace.com
Herman Shanian
Vice President & General Manager, Hauppauge, NY Facility
Mr. Shanian is responsible for all aspects of the A&D Hauppauge financial performance: P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow. Sales, Engineering, Product Management, Customer Program Management, Contracts & Pricing and HR functions report directly to him. His primary focus will be on developing markets, customers and products while working closely with the functional leaders (Operations and Finance) to drive operational excellence. Mr. Shanian joined CIRCOR 9 years ago as the Director of Sales & Business Development for our A&D Hauppauge business. Over the years, he has been instrumental in driving Hauppauge’s organic growth by 65%. Mr. Shanian brings over 25 years of experience across multiple industries including Aerospace, Defense, and Semiconductor capital equipment in companies such as Veeco Instruments, Data Device Corporation and GE where he held various leadership positions in engineering, product management, marketing, and sales. He graduated from the New York Institute of Technology, and has a passion to grow businesses and to exceed customer expectations.
+1 (951) 270-6200 • contactus@circoraerospace.com
Mark Poulalion
Vice President Aerospace & Defense, P&L Leader Corona, CA Facility
Mr. Poulalion is responsible for all aspects of the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Corona P&L including strategic planning, sales, business development, operations, engineering and program management. Leading and working closely with the Corona team, Mr. Poulalion will drive the continuous growth of our A&D Corona business. As a member of the A&D Group leadership team, Mark will also influence and contribute to the development of our global A&D strategy and synergies between our A&D businesses. Mark brings over 25 years of experience in general management and program management roles in the Aerospace industry and other engineering and manufacturing environments. Earlier in his career, Mark spent over 13 years in roles of increasing responsibilities at Rockwell Collins before overseeing the management of business units for BE Aerospace and Dynacast International. Most recently, Mark was leading programs at L3 Harris Technologies. Mark holds a BBA from California State University, Long Beach.
+1 (951) 270-6200 • contactus@circoraerospace.com
Ryan Nelson
Vice President Aerospace & Defense, P&L Leader Warren, MA Facility
Mr. Nelson is responsible for all aspects of the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Warren (Warren Pumps and Portland Valves) P&L including growth strategy, operations, engineering, finance and HR. Mr. Nelson started his career at Honeywell in supply chain and operational excellence roles, he joined CIRCOR in 2006. Over the past 15 years, he had different roles of increasing responsibilities in operations, program management and business development for our Corona, CA business before relocating to Burlington, MA to take on Corporate M&A and strategic planning responsibilities. Before being promoted to VP, General Manager for our A&D Warren business, Mr. Nelson was in charge of driving cash flow management at a Company level. Ryan graduated in Supply Chain from Arizona State University and holds an MBA from USC Marshall.
+1 (951) 270-6200 • contactus@circoraerospace.com
Jason Fenn
Managing Director, Hale Hamilton Valves – Uxbridge
Mr. Fenn leads the Hale Hamilton business. His primary focus is to drive delivery of daily operating results, provide long-term strategic direction and lead new lead new product and market development activities. His career includes senior management roles in the Aerospace, Automotive, Defence, and Industrial sectors with Meggitt plc, Cobham plc, and Eaton Aerospace. More recently Mr. Fenn has been managing Director of Doncasters Ltd., Ametek Inc., and comes to CIRCOR from CGC Technology Group where he drove significant growth. He holds an HNC in Engineering and an MBA from the University of Reading.
+1 (951) 270-6200 • contactus@circoraerospace.com
Frédéric Gréhal
General Manager, CIRCOR France
Frédéric comes to CIRCOR from Aubert et Duval, where he was the Vice President and Head of the Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Defense and Specialties business unit. During his 9 year tenure, he also held the role of Sales and Marketing Vice President, leading several transformation projects on organization and processes to boost sales on Aubert et Duval’s main markets, especially Aerospace and Energy. Prior to that, Frédéric held leadership positions, such as supply chain management and continuous improvement, at Arcelor Stainless Europe and Technicatome in the steel and energy markets respectively. Frédéric holds a degree in general engineering from the Ecole Centrale de Lille. Frédéric is responsible for the execution of the CIRCOR France businesses and strategic initiatives, including productivity and customer service.
+33 (0) 145768656 • contactus@circoraerospace.com