CIRCOR is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher R. Celtruda to the position of Group Vice President & General Manager, CIRCOR Aerospace Products Group. Chris has over 17 years of experience in the fluid power and aerospace industry, most recently serving as the Group VP and Director of the US$600M Integrated Supply Chain for Honeywell Aerospace—Mechanical Components. Prior to that, he was the General Manager of Operations for the US$250M Engine Systems and Accessories business. Chris began his career as a Program Engineer for General Dynamics then a Program Management and Engineering consultant to Aneton and Group Leader - Actuation and New Business Development for Allied Signal.

While Bill did not know Chris during his tenure at Honeywell, we are delighted that he was attracted to CIRCOR to help build a world-class company through operational excellence—lean manufacturing and six sigma—and continued acquisitions. I believe that Chris's experience, particularly his knowledge of the aerospace industry and lean manufacturing, will contribute greatly to strengthening and growing our aerospace business.

Chris is a Mechanical Engineer who also holds an MBA from Arizona State University and Ecole Superiere de Commerce, Toulouse, France. He also is a Six Sigma Black belt.

Chris and his family will be relocating to the Corona, California area from Arizona. Please join me in welcoming Chris to CIRCOR. I would also like to thank Carl Nasca for his contributions to CIRCOR during his 5 years with us. We wish him the very best in his future endeavors