Bell’s new CEO to put focus on communication
Bell Helicopter CEO Richard Millman yesterday emerged from the company’s booth (No.

Bell Helicopter CEO Richard Millman yesterday emerged from the company’s booth (No. 1333) long enough to explain to HAI Convention News what he’s been up to since taking the helm of the company in January.

“Bell is absolutely a wonderful opportunity for me,” said Millman, who formerly served as president of Textron Systems Corp., a division of Bell’s parent company Textron. He said he intentionally did not make an appearance at Bell’s Wednesday
press briefing here in Orlando because he was in Palm Beach, Fla., attending a board meeting with other Textron executives–and because he felt he simply is not yet prepared to face the media en masse.