Triumph Group, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed General Larry O. Spencer and Daniel P. Garton to serve as directors. General Spencer’s appointment is effective immediately, and Mr. Garton’s appointment will be effective February 19, 2018. With these additions, Triumph’s board will be expanded to ten members, nine of whom are independent. General Spencer has served as President of the Air Force Association since April 2015. He spent 44 years in the United States Air Force (USAF), retiring as a four-star general. General Spencer served as Vice Chief of Staff of the USAF and served as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Requirements Oversight Council and Deputy Advisory Working Group. General Spencer was commissioned through Officer Training School in 1980 as a distinguished graduate. He commanded a squadron, group and wing, and was Vice Commander of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, which provides maintenance, repair and overhaul services. He served as the Chief Financial Officer and then Director of Mission Support at a major command. Mr. Garton is the former Chief Executive Officer and President of American Eagle Holding Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines, a position he held from June 2010 until December 2014. He previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for American Airlines, and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Continental Airlines. Mr. Garton has over 30 years of diverse functional leadership experience in the airline industry in key management and financial positions. He has extensive experience working with many of the aerospace OEMs Triumph serves including Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier and Embraer and with Tier 2 major component and engine suppliers, and aftermarket providers.
Triumph Group, Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs and overhauls a portfolio of aerospace and defense systems, subsystems, components, and structures. It serves the global aviation industry, including original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and the full spectrum of military and commercial aircraft operators through the aircraft life cycle. It offers products and services through two segments: Triumph Systems & Support, which designs, develops, and supports proprietary components, subsystems, and systems; produces complex assemblies using external designs, and provides full life cycle solutions for commercial, regional, and military aircraft, and Triumph Interiors, which supplies commercial, business, regional, and military manufacturers with insulation parts, interior and composite components to Triumph and customer designs, and the manufacture of thermo-acoustic insulation, environmental control system ducting, and other aircraft interior components for aerospace OEMs.
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