Wed, Jul 22, 2009
New Chief Operating Officer Announced at Lancair
International
Lancair International,
Inc is pleased to announce that Thomas A. Bowen has joined their
Management team as Chief Operating Officer. Effective July 20, Tom
will be reporting to Joseph Bartels, President and CEO of Lancair.
Mr. Bowen's responsibilities will center on managing company
operations including identifying future product opportunities,
product positioning, and growing the company through the
development of innovative products like the newly announced
Evolution family of Lancair aircraft. With a proven track record of
both technical and business successes, Tom Bowen brings to Lancair
International over 30 years of aviation engineering and management
experience.
Previous to joining Lancair International Mr. Bowen was the Vice
President of Engineering and Strategic Programs for the former
Columbia Aircraft Company. His responsibilities included strategic
market and competitive analysis of the company's products and the
development of technology which became the company's road map for
market expansion. Tom's incremental product improvements resulted
in the final specification, design and certification of the
company's most successful model to date, the Columbia 400, now
known as the Cessna Corvalis. This aircraft represents the highest
performance and evolution of composite materials and integrated
systems technology available today in certified general aviation
aircraft.
Lancair International Inc, founded in 1984, is celebrating its
25th year selling high performance piston and turbine kit
aircraft. They offer a seven aircraft as Fastbuild kits: The
Lancair Legacy Fixed Gear, Lancair Legacy, Lancair ES, Lancair
ES-P, Lancair IV, Lancair IV-P, and the Lancair Evolution, and has
delivered over 2,000 kits to potential builders.
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