Gulfstream has appointed two new production vice presidents. Greg Collett, previously director of new product development and manufacturing operations, has been promoted to v-p of initial phase operations, while Austin Shontz, most recently v-p of Savannah operations and final phase engineering, was named v-p of final phase operations. The airframer also promoted Bill Colleran to director of technical information services. Previously he was senior site manager for contractor logistics support (CLS) at MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Fla. Tony Swift, a member of the company’s CLS in Belgium, was named field service representative. The Savannah-Ga.-based company also named Robert Glasscock and Mitchell Cannon organizational designation authorization administrators.
Hawker Beechcraft has named two new executives: Heidi McNary, previously chief operating officer and executive v-p of sales and marketing for DeCrane Aerospace, was chosen as v-p and chief technical officer, while Scott Plumb, most recently chief commercial officer and a board member at VistaJet Aviation Services, was tapped as v-p of Hawker jet sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The airframer also announced the resignation of company director Nigel Wright, who left to join the staff of Canada’s Prime Minister.
