Esterline Names Curtis Reusser To Succeed Brad Lawrence As CEO

(RTTNews) - Esterline Technologies Corp. (ESL) said Thursday that Curtis Reusser, President of United Technologies' (UTX) multi-billion dollar Aircraft Systems business, will succeed Brad Lawrence as Esterline's President and Chief Executive Officer, and be elected to its Board of Directors effective October 28.

Lawrence will continue as Esterline's Executive Chairman of the Board until the company's March 5, 2014 annual meeting.

Reusser's position at United Technologies was created following the company's acquisition of Goodrich Corp. Prior to United Technologies, Reusser was at Goodrich as President, Electronic Systems Segment.

Prior to his long tenure at Goodrich, Reusser had an early career as an engineer with General Dynamics Corp. (GD).