Michael Romito Appointed Aerospace Group President, Crane Aerospace & Electronics

April 23, 2009
Romito will lead the Aerospace Group sites in California, Ohio, Washington, and France.

LYNNWOOD, WA – Crane Aerospace & Electronics, a segment of Crane Co., announces the appointment of Michael Romito as President of the Aerospace Group. In this capacity, Romito will lead the Aerospace Group sites located in Burbank, CA; Elyria, OH; Lynnwood, WA; and Lyon, France.

Before joining Crane, Romito served as a consultant to several divisions of Alliant Techsystems Inc. His responsibilities included refining the strategic plan and helping the organizations focus on commercial business development and improved customer service. Prior to working with Alliant Techsystems, Romito spent a large portion of his career with Parker Hannifin Corporation, most recently as Group Vice President, Marketing and Customer Support. During his tenure at Parker Hannifin, Romito also held the positions of Group Vice President, Customer Support; General Manager, Control Systems Division-Commercial and Controller of the Control Systems Division. Prior to joining Parker Hannifin, Romito was the Controller, Subsystems Group at Digital Equipment Corporation and also held various positions in program management, operations and accounting at TRW Incorporated.

Romito obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Management from the United States Air Force Academy and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

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