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EXECUTIVES IN FOCUS

Kelly Horan Named

President of International

Aero Engines AG

Kelly Horan will oversee the integrated program structure
aimed at supporting the IAE V2500 program, ensuring the
fulfillment of financial, business, technical, customer, and
partner commitments.

elly Horan has been appointed as president, a position she has held since
Kthe president of IAE International January 2024. She will continue to
Aero Engines AG (IAE), a multinational develop strategies and execution plans
consortium consisting of shareholders to support customers, extend product
including RTX’s Pratt & Whitney, Pratt life, and maximize the value realized
& Whitney Aero Engines International from the business’ mature commercial
GmbH, Japanese Aero Engines Corpora- engines portfolio.
tion, and MTU Aero Engines AG. Horan Kinsley Vice President of Mature
assumes the role following Kim Kins- Commercial Engines at Pratt & Whit-
ley, who has served as president since ney, said “Kelly is a proven leader with
June 2023. the right skill set to lead IAE into its
As president, Kelly Horan will oversee next chapter and is well positioned to
the integrated program structure aimed serve customers by delivering flexible
at supporting the IAE V2500 program, offerings for the narrowbody segment
ensuring the fulfillment of financial, and supporting the growing customer
business, technical, customer, and part- base of the Embraer C-390 Millennium
ner commitments. With over 25 years of military aircraft. She is passionate about
experience in engineering, supply chain building high-performing teams, de-
management, and commercial aftermar- veloping talent, championing diversity
ket sectors, she brings a wealth of exper- and inclusion, and collaborating cross-
tise to her new role. Previously serving functionally. Under Kelly’s leadership,
as vice president of Aftermarket, Mature IAE will continue delivering the proven
Commercial Engines at Pratt & Whitney, performance that V2500 customers
Horan was recently appointed vice presi- have come to expect.”
dent of V2500 programs earlier this year, IAE International Aero Engines AG (IAE)
concurrently holding both positions. is a multinational consortium formed by
Kinsley Kimberly, Vice President of several major shareholders, including
Mature Commercial Engines at Pratt & Pratt & Whitney (a subsidiary of RTX),
Whitney, will become chairperson of Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines Interna-
the IAE board of directors and continue tional GmbH, Japanese Aero Engines
serving in her previous role as vice Corporation, and MTU Aero Engines AG

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