AMETEK MRO Names Tom Wilson as VP and Business Unit Manager for MRO-Europe and Asia
LONDON, SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 – AMETEK MRO announces the appointment of Tom Wilson, a highly experienced aerospace industry executive, to the position of Divisional Vice President and Business Manager for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul – Europe and Asia. Mr. Wilson replaces John Smith, who retires in September following a 35-year career.
“We are pleased to have Tom join the AMETEK MRO team in this key leadership role. We expect him to provide strategic direction to our European and Asian MRO businesses. He will focus on achieving synergies between our businesses and in establishing a cohesive strategy to increase our customer base, market share and overall profitability,” notes Brian Hoffmann, AMETEK Vice President and General Manager, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul.
Mr. Wilson brings to AMETEK more than 35 years of broad domestic and international aerospace industry and third-party MRO experience. That includes increasingly responsible roles in corporate leadership, profit and loss engineering, operations, project and program management, sales and business development. He most recently served as President of Airinmar, a provider of full service airline maintenance and repair solutions.
During his seven years at Airinmar, Mr. Wilson was successful in establishing relationships with commercial airlines, military and defense companies, original equipment manufacturers and MRO customers worldwide. Prior to Airinmar, he was Vice President with Aveos Fleet Performance in Canada and spent 18 years with The NORDAM Group in various leadership roles worldwide.
Mr. Wilson attended Rogers State College and Tulsa Community College, where he studied industrial engineering and manufacturing technology.
About AMETEK MRO
AMETEK MRO is a unit of AMETEK Aerospace and Defense and a global provider of thirdparty maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) services for commercial, regional, general aviation and rotor-wing aircraft. Its operations specialize in a wide range of MRO services and are FAA, EASA, CAAC and CAAS approved. For more information, visit: www.ametekmro.com.
AMETEK Aerospace and Defense is a division of AMETEK, Inc. a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with annual sales of $4.3 billion. For more information, visit www.ametekaerodefense.com.
