Cessna Announces Leadership Changes
Cessna Aircraft tapped Ron Alberti, senior v-p of integrated supply chain, to assume a new role responsible for the previously announced relocation of work

Cessna Aircraft tapped Ron Alberti, senior v-p of integrated supply chain, to assume a new role responsible for the previously announced relocation of work from Columbus, Ga., and Wichita to Cessna’s facility in Mexico. He will also be responsible for overseeing Skycatcher production in China. Eric Cardinali, currently president of sister company Bell Helicopter Canada, will succeed Alberti in the supply-chain role. Meanwhile, long-time Cessna CFO Mike Shonka retired as of the beginning of this month; Eric Salander, the executive director of financial planning and analysis at parent company Textron, takes his place.