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CadenceAerospaceAppointsRobertJ.SaiaasSeniorVicePresident,BusinessDevelopment
Anaheim,CA–April5,2018–CadenceAerospace,aproviderofhighlycomplex
aerospacecomponentsandassembliestocommercialanddefensecustomers,
announcedtodaytheappointmentofRobertJ.(Bob)SaiaasSeniorVicePresident,
BusinessDevelopment.Inthisrole,Mr.Saiawillleadthecompany’sbusiness
developmentteamtomeetcustomerrequirementsandidentifynewmarket
opportunitiestoexecutethestrategicbusinessplanfortheCadenceAerospace
organization.WithCentersofExcellencebasedintheU.S.andMexico,Cadence
Aerospaceservestheworld'sleadingmanufacturersofaircraft,aerostructures,
aeroequipmentandotherdefenseplatforms.
Mr.SaiahasadistinguishedcareerintheAviationindustry,joiningCadenceAerospacewith
morethan40yearsofexperience.Mostrecently,helaunchedSaiaConsultingServicesLLCtoprovidetechnical
services,businessdevelopmentandmarketingservicestoTier1AviationSuppliersandotherconsultingfirms
servingtheindustry.
Priortostartinghisownconsultancy,Mr.SaiaheldanumberofexecutiverolesatUnitedTechnologies’Pratt&
Whitney.HeservedasVicePresident,CommercialEngineProgramsatPratt&Whitney,whereheoversaw
programmanagement,businessdevelopmentandtechnologymaturationforcommercialenginemodels.Inthis
role,Mr.Saialedaninterdisciplinaryteamthatdevelopedandbroughttomarketthecompany'snextgeneration
ofcommercialengines,thePratt&WhitneyPurePower®PW1000GwithGearedTurboFan™technology.He
receivedthedistinguishedSilverMedalAwardfromtheRoyalAeronauticalSocietyinDecember2014forhis
programleadershipinconjunctionwiththedevelopmentofthisengine.
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Mr.SaiaalsoservedasExecutiveVicePresidentoftheEngineAlliance,ajointventurebetweenPratt&Whitney
andGeneralElectric,todevelopandselltheGP7200seriesfortheAirbusA380airplane.HealsoservedasVice
PresidentofthePratt&WhitneyGP7200Program.
HebeganhiscareeratPratt&WhitneyinEngineering,holdingseveralleadershippositionsincludingleadingthe
SystemsEngineeringDepartment,responsibleforCommercialandMilitaryenginedesign,performance,
operabilityandelectronicenginecontrols.Duringhisengineeringtenure,Mr.SaiaworkedcloselywithAirplane
OEMsonthedesign,installationandintegrationofthepowerplantsonnewplatformssuchastheAirbusA330
andBoeing777models.
“I’vehadthepleasureofworkingcloselywithBobformanyyears,bothatPratt&WhitneyandatPAS
Technologies.IamdelightedthathehasagreedtojointheCadenceseniorleadershipteam,”saidTomHutton,
ChiefExecutiveOfficerofCadenceAerospace.“ThisisaveryexcitingtimeinAerospace,andI’mlookingforward
toworkingcloselywithBobandtherestoftheCadenceteamindelightingcustomersandchangingthegame.”
Mr.Saiaholdsabachelor’sdegreeinMechanicalEngineeringfromSoutheasternMassachusettsUniversityanda
master’sdegreefromRensselaerPolytechnicInstitute.
###AboutCadenceAerospaceCadenceAerospace,aportfoliocompanyofArlingtonCapitalPartners,isaleadingaerospaceanddefenseindustrysuppliercommittedtoachievingsuccesswithitsbusinesspartnersthroughactiveengagement,alignedmanufacturingandsourcingstrategies,andindustry-leadingcapabilities.TheCompany’sCentersofExcellence,basedintheU.S.andMexico,producemachinedparts,subassemblies,assembliesandrepairandoverhaulservicesfortheworld'sleadingmanufacturersofaircraft,aerostructures,aeroequipmentandotherdefenseplatforms.Withclearlydefinedproductsandservices,complementarycapabilities,positionsonprogramsofferinglong-termgrowth,abalancedandglobalaerospace,commercialanddefenseportfolio,CadenceAerospaceoffersoutstandingqualityanddeliveryatcost-competitivepricestoaerospaceanddefensecompaniesglobally.
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