29 April 2021: Andrew Masson recently quit as the CEO of Adient Aerospace to join Panasonic Avionics as the Vice President of Product and Portfolio Management. Adient Aerospace is an aircraft seat joint venture of Boeing with Adient.
At Panasonic, Andy will lead its global Product & Portfolio Management team and guide the company’s product and services strategy to deliver innovations and value to customers. He will improve and expand customer-focused product management processes and manage development and execution across the product lifecycle for Panasonic’s market-leading IFEC products, digital solutions and aftermarket services.
Andy will report to Ken Sain, Chief Executive Officer of Panasonic Avionics. Sain said, “I am confident that Andy’s broad and relevant experience, track record and enthusiasm will greatly enhance Panasonic’s product portfolio to benefit customers worldwide. He will build upon a legacy of innovation as we continually strive to make flying an experience everyone looks forward to.”
Prior to his tenure with Adient Aerospace, Andy held several leadership positions at Boeing, including Director of Engineering and Chief Engineer for Modifications and Freighter Conversions, and Director of Interior Modifications and Inflight Entertainment (IFE). Andy also served as Executive Vice President, Engineering and Operations for Continental Data Graphics (CDG) and UK Managing Director.
He began his career at CDG as Operations Director, 787 Operations Manager and Service Bulletin Retrofit Engineer.
He holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Hertfordshire in the UK and will be based in Irvine, California.
