EDGEWOOD, N.Y., Oct. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CPI Aerostructures, Inc. ("CPI Aero" or the "Company") (NYSE American: CVU) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Pamela D. Levesque to serve as an independent Class II Director. She was also appointed to the Board's Audit and Finance Committee.
Ms. Levesque, 66, brings a wealth of experience and knowledge garnered from a distinguished career spanning more than 35 years in the aerospace and defense industry. Throughout her career, Pamela has demonstrated exceptional leadership and expertise in various critical areas, including P&L management, government contracting, budget control, cost reduction, process improvement, project management, systems implementation, and operational management.
Most recently, Pamela has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of APL Investments LLC, her family's real estate business. Prior to her retirement in 2017, she held the position of Director of Business Operations at Aerojet Rocketdyne, where she provided exemplary leadership to the West Palm Beach financial organization. In this capacity, Pamela played a key role in the financial integration of the Rocketdyne acquisition. Pamela also held the position of Group Chief Financial Officer, Structures & Systems at AAR Corp., leveraging her diverse financial and business background where she oversaw six manufacturing businesses, including two international entities. A significant portion of her career was spent at Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies, where she initially began as an analytical engineer and ascended through the ranks to become Manager of Financial Operations, Business Unit Controller, and Director of Financial Operations. Pamela holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from Valparaiso University and earned her MBA from Florida Atlantic University.
"Pamela's appointment underscores CPI Aero's commitment to strengthening its board with seasoned professionals who will play a pivotal role in guiding the company's future endeavors. In this case, both Pamela's extensive experience in the aerospace and defense industry and her expertise in financial management and government contracting will make her a valuable contributor to CPI Aero. We are delighted to welcome Pamela to our Board of Directors," said Terry Stinson, Chairman of the Board.
About CPI Aero
CPI Aero is a U.S. manufacturer of structural assemblies for fixed wing aircraft, helicopters and airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance pod systems in both the commercial aerospace and national security markets. Within the global aerostructure supply chain, CPI Aero is either a Tier 1 supplier to aircraft OEMs or a Tier 2 subcontractor to major Tier 1 manufacturers. CPI also is a prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, primarily the Air Force. In conjunction with its assembly operations, CPI Aero provides engineering, program management, supply chain management, and MRO services.
紐約州埃奇伍德,2023年10月24日(GLOBE NEWSWIRE)——CPI Aerostructures, Inc.(“CPI Aero” 或 “公司”)(紐約證券交易所美國股票代碼:CVU)今天宣佈,其董事會已任命Pamela Levesque爲獨立的二級董事。她還被任命爲董事會審計和財務委員會成員。
現年66歲的Levesque女士帶來了在航空航天和國防行業超過35年的傑出職業生涯中積累的豐富經驗和知識。在她的整個職業生涯中,Pamela在各個關鍵領域都表現出了卓越的領導能力和專業知識,包括損益管理、政府合同、預算控制、成本降低、流程改進、項目管理、系統實施和運營管理。
最近,帕梅拉曾擔任其家族的房地產業務APL Investments LLC的副總裁兼首席財務官。在2017年退休之前,她曾在Aerojet Rocketdyne擔任業務運營總監,在那裏她爲這家西棕櫚灘金融組織提供了模範的領導能力。帕梅拉以這種身份在收購Rocketdyne的財務整合中發揮了關鍵作用。帕梅拉還曾在AAR Corp. 擔任結構與系統集團首席財務官,她利用其多元化的財務和商業背景,負責監督六家制造企業,包括兩家國際實體。她職業生涯的很大一部分是在雷神科技旗下的普惠公司度過的,她最初是一名分析工程師,後來晉升爲財務運營經理、業務部門主計長和財務運營董事。Pamela 擁有瓦爾帕萊索大學的工程學理學學士學位和佛羅里達大西洋大學的工商管理碩士學位。
“Pamela的任命凸顯了CPI Aero致力於通過經驗豐富的專業人士來加強董事會的承諾,他們將在指導公司的未來努力中發揮關鍵作用。在這種情況下,帕梅拉在航空航天和國防行業的豐富經驗以及她在財務管理和政府合同方面的專業知識將使她成爲CPI Aero的寶貴貢獻者。我們很高興歡迎帕梅拉加入我們的董事會。” 董事會主席特里·斯汀森說。
關於 CPI Aero
CPI Aero是一家美國製造商,爲商業航空航天和國家安全市場生產固定翼飛機、直升機和機載情報監視和偵察艙系統的結構組件。在全球航空結構供應鏈中,CPI Aero要麼是飛機原始設備製造商的一級供應商,要麼是主要一級製造商的二級分包商。CPI還是美國國防部的主要承包商,主要是空軍。除了裝配業務外,CPI Aero還提供工程、項目管理、供應鏈管理和MRO服務。