Shane Eddy is the new kid on the block at Sikorsky, but he’s no neophyte to helicopters, having spent more than 25 years in the industry, with the last 14 years at Bell Helicopter, where he most recently served as senior vice president of customer support and services. In his new position as vice president of Sikorsky Global Helicopters, Eddy “is responsible for strategic leadership and general management of the growing billion-dollar business,” according to the official company release. Eddy himself describes his job responsibilities as taking care of customers first, including keeping product improvements coming; bringing new products to market as his second priority; and being responsible to the company and its shareholders as his third. A graduate of Canadore College in Ontario, Eddy earned his MBA from Columbia University in Quebec.
What have you been doing since becoming a Sikorsky vice president on January 8?
I’ve been digging into the Sikorsky commercial product line, specifically the S-92, S-76C++ and S-76D. I have not yet had a chance to look into the former Schweizer helicopters [the S-300C, S-300CBi, S-333 and S-434], which, as you know, are part of the Sikorsky product line.
