EVENDALE, OHIO - Daniel C. Heintzelman, 45, has been named vice president and general manager of GE Engine Services (GEES), a leading global supplier of aviation maintenance and support services.
He replaces George Oliver, who has been named president of GE Betz, a water treatment services business recently acquired by GE Specialty Materials.
Since September 2000, Heintzelman has been vice president for GEES' Material Services Operation, where he reorganized the materials business and helped to develop the company's total material solutions. Prior to that, he served as a GEES vice president managing the global network of overhaul and component repair shops, as well as several joint ventures.
Heintzelman joined GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) in 1979 as a member of the Management Development Program, and progressed through a variety of leadership roles, including plant manager for GEAE's Rutland, Vermont, facility, and general manager of assembly at GEAE's Evendale, Ohio, facility.
Heintzelman holds a bachelor of science degree in industrial distribution from Clarkson University.
GEES is a global provider of maintenance and support services that include overhaul and repair, component repair, on wing support, spare parts, engine/aircraft accessories service, remote diagnostics monitoring of aircraft in flight, and a full range of engine leasing plans. GEES engine overhaul and repair facilities are located at: Ontario, California; Strother Field, Kansas; Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas; Petropolis, Brazil; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Nantgarw, Wales; and Prestwick, Scotland; and Xiamen, China.
GEES is a business unit of GEAE, the world's leading manufacturer of jet engines for military and civil aircraft, including engines produced by CFM International, a 50/50 joint company of Snecma Moteurs of France and GE. GEAE also manufactures gas turbines, derived from its highly successful jet engine programs, for marine and industrial applications. Visit GEAE and GEES online at www.geae.com.