ROGER SHERRARD
PRESIDENT
AEROSPACE GROUP, PARKER HANNIFIN
WHY: Manages OC’s third-largest aerospace company by headcount.
IN THE NEWS: Irvine-based Parker Aerospace last year received a $222M contract for support work on the U.S. Army’s UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, adding to the firm’s local job base, among other successes.
NOTABLE: Sherrard began his career with Cleveland-based parent company Parker in 1989 as a field Application Engineer with the Compumotor Division.
QUOTABLE: “In this position, Mr. Sherrard is responsible for all fiscal and operational aspects of Parker’s Aerospace operations,” Parker Hannifin says on website of his current role.
