College of Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series

Russell Ford

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, StandardAero

Monday, November 17

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Price Gilbert 1280 (Scholars Event Theater)

Registration Link: https://gatech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0O5qYFCX0tBsVi6

Russell Ford was appointed Chief Executive Officer in October 2013 and subsequently elected as Chairman of the Board effective April 2019. With over 30 years of experience working in the aerospace industry Mr. Ford previously held various executive roles at Precision Castparts Corporation as the President of Carlton Forge Works and Dickson Test Group, ClearEdge Power Inc. as President and Chief Executive Officer, Prestolite Electric Inc. as President and Chief Executive Officer, Holley Performance Products Inc. as Chief Operations Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation as Senior Vice President of Operations, Allied Signal Corporation's General Manager of the Industrial and Marine Engine Division and Bell Helicopter and AT&T in various engineering and 
management positions. Mr. Ford holds an M.B.A. from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. 

StandardAero (NYSE: SARO) is a leading independent pure-play provider of aerospace engine aftermarket services for fixed and rotary wing aircraft, serving the commercial, military and business aviation end markets. StandardAero 
provides a comprehensive suite of critical, value-added aftermarket solutions, including engine maintenance, repair and overhaul, engine component repair, on-wing and field service support, asset management and engineering 
solutions.