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Spirit AeroSystems Appoints Kubasik To Board

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, November 27th, 2013

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Aerostructure designer and manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems [SPR] yesterday said that it has appointed former Lockheed Martin [LMT] executive Chris Kubasik to its board of directors. Chris Kubasik Kubasik, 52, will serve on Spirit AeroSystems’ board’s audit and government and security committees. “Chris brings a wealth of financial expertise and industry leadership background, and we are very pleased to welcome him to the board,” Bob Johnson, chairman of Spirit AeroSystems, said in a statement. Kubasik, who was in line to become…

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