New Positions
Raytheon announced
promotions and new positions last week for three of their
experienced personnel. Congratulations to Tony Marlow, Brad Stancil
and Don Mercer.
Tony Marlow has been appointed General Manager of the Van Nuys
facility for Raytheon Aircraft Services (RAS). Tony will be
responsible for overall management and operations for the FBO
including fuel, maintenance, avionics, refurbishment and
modifications.
Marlow began his career in 1978 at Beechcraft West in Van Nuys
as an assistant line manager and is now a 27 year veteran of
Raytheon Company. He has served Raytheon in many capacities, most
recently in the areas of marketing and operations for Raytheon
Travel Air and Flight Options. His latest assignment was Vice
President - Business Development for Flight Options, where he
managed the development of new product strategies. He also served
as Vice President - Operations for both Flight Options and Raytheon
Travel Air as well as Director of Marketing for Raytheon Travel
Air. Tony has held positions for Raytheon Aircraft Company in the
areas of strategic planning, King Air and piston marketing, and was
also a marketing acceptance pilot, experimental flight test pilot
and flight test engineer.
"Tony's extensive Beechcraft and Hawker background give him a
broad understanding or our customer's needs. His commitment to
customer service and satisfaction supports our efforts to provide
world class service for our aircraft owners and operators," said
Skip Madsen, vice president for RAS.
Marlow received his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the
University of Southern California, and a master's of business
administration from Wichita State University. He holds an Airline
Transport Pilot's certificate and is also a basic, instrument and
multi-engine flight instructor. He has accumulated approximately
5,700 hours of worldwide flight experience.
Brad Stancil has been appointed Vice President, Domestic
Beechcraft Sales for Raytheon Aircraft Company (RAC). Stancil will
be responsible for the sale of Beechcraft Bonanza and Baron
products, Beechcraft King Air products (the 350, B200 and C90B), as
well as the Beechcraft Premier I and the Premier IA, in the U.S.
and Canada. He will also be responsible for managing RAC's
relationship with its domestic dealers.
Stancil brings a wealth of experience to this newly created post
after a 23 year career at Raytheon Aircraft Company/Beechcraft in a
variety of sales and sales support positions. His latest assignment
was Vice President, Piston Engine Aircraft Sales and Resale Sales,
during which he made tremendous progress in executing a new resale
organization. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and
holds a bachelor of science in finance. In this new role, Stancil
will report to Don Dwyer, Vice President, Global Beechcraft
Sales.
Don Mercer has also been appointed to Director, Beechcraft
Resale. In this capacity, he will be responsible for coordinating
the acquisition, refurbishment and ultimate sale of RAC's trade-in
aircraft.
Mercer has 17 years at Raytheon Aircraft Company/Beechcraft in a
variety of sales and sales support functions. Most recently, he was
Manager of Pre-owned sales for the Beechcraft business. He is also
a pilot, typed in the Beechcraft Premier I, the Beechcraft King Air
350 and the Beechcraft 1900 Airliner.
Mercer is a graduate of the University of Miami with a B.S. in
Mechanical Engineering. He will report directly to Randy Groom,
President and General Manager, Beechcraft Business.
"Brad and Don have extensive experience with the entire
Beechcraft product line, and both are committed to meeting our
customers' needs. These organizational changes will allow the
Beechcraft sales team to focus more attention on strategic growth
opportunities in both domestic and international markets," said
Randy Groom, President and General Manager, Beechcraft
Business.