Wed, Feb 14, 2007
Will Serve As Lead Director And Board Liaison
This week, Adam Aircraft
welcomed newly elected Board member John Wolf as the Lead Director
and Board Liaison. Representatives with Adam state Wolf will
provide direction from the Board and will be an active contributor
to company operations.
Wolf (shown at right) has over 30 years experience in government
and commercial aerospace. He has worked at companies including
Fairchild Aerospace Corporation, Teledesic Corporation, and
McDonnell Douglas Corporation.
"Having someone of John's caliber join the Adam Aircraft team
bodes well for us as a company. His role on the board will add
significant aircraft manufacturing and certification experience,"
stated Adam Aircraft founder and CEO Rick Adam.
Wolf gained the majority of his aviation experience while
working at McDonnell Douglas Corporation for over 34 years. He
began his career in various engineering and project management
positions on missiles and space projects in McDonnell Douglas
Astronautics Company in St. Louis, MO. He was named Vice President,
General Manager of McDonnell Douglas Electronics Company and then
Executive Vice President of McDonnell Aircraft Company responsible
for engineering, manufacturing, procurement, quality, and human
resources for all military airplanes.
Wolf became Sr. Vice President of Douglas Aircraft Company in
1989, and was responsible for program management of various
commercial aircraft and launch of the MD-95 (later renamed the
Boeing 717.)
Prior to his retirement in 2002, Wolf served as Fairchild
Dornier Corporation's Chief Operating Officer in Oberpfaffenhofen,
Germany and was responsible for the development, launch and
manufacturing of various commercial aircraft from 30-100
passengers. Wolf has a BSEE, MSEE and Doctor of Engineering
(Honoris Causa) from the University of Missouri, Rolla.
Wolf joins new Adam Aircraft president Duncan Koerbel, whose appointment was also announced this
week.
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