Honeywell has named Jim Currier as president and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace and Craig Arnold as non-executive board chair for its aerospace division. The appointments prepare the business for its planned spinoff as an independent, publicly-traded company in the second half of 2026. Currier has led Honeywell Aerospace Technologies since 2023 and previously held senior roles across the company, including president of the electronic solutions unit and v-p of airlines for North America. Arnold, former chair and CEO of Eaton, joined Honeywell’s board immediately and will assume his new role as chair upon completion of the spinoff.
Daher named Aymeric Daher deputy CEO in charge of logistics and HR. Additionally, Jérôme Leparoux, company general secretary, was appointed director of group strategy; Vincent Chanron took on the role of group human resources director; and Thibault Scaramanga was named vice chairman of the board of directors. Aymeric Daher joined the company as a project manager in 2013 and took charge of the Logistics division at the beginning of 2024. Leparoux previously served as the group’s general secretary since October 2019, overseeing institutional relations, communications, and legal affairs, and first joined Daher in 2015 as group HR director. Chanron, whose career started at Airbus, was hired as v-p of mergers/acquisitions and marketing/communications at Daher in 2012 and recently served as the company’s country director for Japan. Scaramanga, co-founder and CEO of Sloan Finance, succeeds Olivier Genis as vice chairman of the board of directors.