Gulfstream Aerospace promoted Jim Tait v-p of sales operations and analysis. He started with Gulfstream in 1999 as a senior financial controller and has been the director of financial planning and analysis since 2000. Jeff Kreide was promoted to v-p of final-phase engineering. A 32-year Gulfstream employee, Kreide was previously v-p of business solutions and before that was director of product life management, leading a team responsible for the design and development of the G650 3-D model-based type design environment. The company also appointed John “Bob” Ranck as successor to Buddy Sams, senior v-p of government programs and sales. Sams will retire after the end of this year.
Lufthansa Technik appointed Dr. Johannes Bussmann the new chairman of the executive board for the company. He will take over the position from August Wilhelm Henningsen on April 1, 2015, with Henningsen due to retire in the coming year. Bussmann has been the member of the executive board responsible for human resources, engine and VIP services at the Lufthansa subsidiary since September 2012. He also held positions of v-p of marketing and sales, senior v-p of component services and senior v-p of engine services with the company.
