(Reuters) – GE Aerospace Chief Commercial Officer John Slattery will leave the jet engine maker in June and remain as an adviser, CEO Larry Culp said on Wednesday.
The Irish-born industry veteran led the commercial division of Brazil’s Embraer, the world’s third-largest aircraft maker, before joining GE as head of its aviation business in 2020 and introducing a new engine concept with the French aircraft maker. Safran (EPA:).
Slattery was replaced by Culp in 2022 as all-encompassing industrial giant GE juggled jobs in preparation for last week’s historic split into three companies, with Slattery becoming chief commercial officer with an eye on strategy.
In a LinkedIn post Wednesday, Culp praised Slattery’s “deep industry expertise and keen and strategic customer focus that have made GE Aerospace stronger as we transformed into a standalone public company.”
Slattery, 55, said in the post that he plans to start a “new chapter,” but did not elaborate. The banker-turned-manufacturer, who previously held senior positions at groups such as Boeing (NYSE:) or in aviation finance, could not be reached for comment.
Swedish electric aircraft startup Heart Aerospace said last year it had appointed Slattery as non-executive chairman, a role he is expected to retain along with any new position after the company recently completed a funding round.
Slattery’s departure from GE was announced days after the company completed its breakup into three companies, marking the end of a 132-year-old conglomerate that was once the most valuable U.S. corporation and a global symbol of American business power.