Longtime employee Lee Hurd named president and CEO and Lara Deppisch, Fred Bursch's daughter, named vice president. Deppisch will eventually take over the business, making her the third generation owner.
The head of an Ottawa-based group that represents more than 100 of Canada’s largest aerospace companies is stepping down after a decade on the job.
The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada said Thursday that Jim Quick will be retiring as the organization’s president and CEO effective Jan. 29. Current senior vice-president Mike Mueller will replace Quick on an interim basis.
“Jim’s long career in not-for profit management and his impressive background in public service has been instrumental in the success of AIAC and our solid reputation for co-operation and partnership with our many stakeholders, both nationally and internationally,” Lee Obst, an Ottawa-based executive at Collins Aerospace and chair of the association’s board of directors, said in a statement.