PRESIDENT OF AEROSPACE GROUP , PARKER HANNIFIN
WHY: Manages OC’s third-largest aerospace company by headcount.
IN THE NEWS: Irvine-based Parker Aerospace received a $222M contract for support work on the U.S. Army’s UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, which should add to the firm’s local job base, among other recent successes.
NOTABLE: The Army contract is one of the largest deals the Irvine-based company has received recently, following an even larger $444M U.S. military contract announced last year. Parent company Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 company, valued at around $47B as of June 13.
