Pieper puts focus on Eclipse profitability
Since taking the helm at Eclipse Aviation on July 28, chairman, CEO and investor Roel Pieper has worked to turn the manufacturer from a development company

Since taking the helm at Eclipse Aviation on July 28, chairman, CEO and investor Roel Pieper has worked to turn the manufacturer from a development company into one that can profitably produce the Eclipse 500 very light jet. “Eclipse has to be a profitable business,” Pieper told NBAA Convention News yesterday.

With a background in turning around high-tech companies, including the hugely profitable rescue of Tandem Computers, Pieper believes the steps to turn Eclipse from a money-hemorrhaging startup into a stable and profitable operating company are clear and achievable. “It’s a transition out of this research-and-development mindset to a more regular manufacturing, performance- and yield-oriented company,” he said.

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