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CadenceAerospaceAppointsRobertJ.SaiaasSeniorVicePresident,BusinessDevelopment

Anaheim,CA–April5,2018–CadenceAerospace,aproviderofhighlycomplex

aerospacecomponentsandassembliestocommercialanddefensecustomers,

announcedtodaytheappointmentofRobertJ.(Bob)SaiaasSeniorVicePresident,

BusinessDevelopment.Inthisrole,Mr.Saiawillleadthecompany’sbusiness

developmentteamtomeetcustomerrequirementsandidentifynewmarket

opportunitiestoexecutethestrategicbusinessplanfortheCadenceAerospace

organization.WithCentersofExcellencebasedintheU.S.andMexico,Cadence

Aerospaceservestheworld'sleadingmanufacturersofaircraft,aerostructures,

aeroequipmentandotherdefenseplatforms.

Mr.SaiahasadistinguishedcareerintheAviationindustry,joiningCadenceAerospacewith

morethan40yearsofexperience.Mostrecently,helaunchedSaiaConsultingServicesLLCtoprovidetechnical

services,businessdevelopmentandmarketingservicestoTier1AviationSuppliersandotherconsultingfirms

servingtheindustry.

Priortostartinghisownconsultancy,Mr.SaiaheldanumberofexecutiverolesatUnitedTechnologies’Pratt&

Whitney.HeservedasVicePresident,CommercialEngineProgramsatPratt&Whitney,whereheoversaw

programmanagement,businessdevelopmentandtechnologymaturationforcommercialenginemodels.Inthis

role,Mr.Saialedaninterdisciplinaryteamthatdevelopedandbroughttomarketthecompany'snextgeneration

ofcommercialengines,thePratt&WhitneyPurePower®PW1000GwithGearedTurboFan™technology.He

receivedthedistinguishedSilverMedalAwardfromtheRoyalAeronauticalSocietyinDecember2014forhis

programleadershipinconjunctionwiththedevelopmentofthisengine.

BobSaia

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Mr.SaiaalsoservedasExecutiveVicePresidentoftheEngineAlliance,ajointventurebetweenPratt&Whitney

andGeneralElectric,todevelopandselltheGP7200seriesfortheAirbusA380airplane.HealsoservedasVice

PresidentofthePratt&WhitneyGP7200Program.

HebeganhiscareeratPratt&WhitneyinEngineering,holdingseveralleadershippositionsincludingleadingthe

SystemsEngineeringDepartment,responsibleforCommercialandMilitaryenginedesign,performance,

operabilityandelectronicenginecontrols.Duringhisengineeringtenure,Mr.SaiaworkedcloselywithAirplane

OEMsonthedesign,installationandintegrationofthepowerplantsonnewplatformssuchastheAirbusA330

andBoeing777models.

“I’vehadthepleasureofworkingcloselywithBobformanyyears,bothatPratt&WhitneyandatPAS

Technologies.IamdelightedthathehasagreedtojointheCadenceseniorleadershipteam,”saidTomHutton,

ChiefExecutiveOfficerofCadenceAerospace.“ThisisaveryexcitingtimeinAerospace,andI’mlookingforward

toworkingcloselywithBobandtherestoftheCadenceteamindelightingcustomersandchangingthegame.”

Mr.Saiaholdsabachelor’sdegreeinMechanicalEngineeringfromSoutheasternMassachusettsUniversityanda

master’sdegreefromRensselaerPolytechnicInstitute.

###AboutCadenceAerospaceCadenceAerospace,aportfoliocompanyofArlingtonCapitalPartners,isaleadingaerospaceanddefenseindustrysuppliercommittedtoachievingsuccesswithitsbusinesspartnersthroughactiveengagement,alignedmanufacturingandsourcingstrategies,andindustry-leadingcapabilities.TheCompany’sCentersofExcellence,basedintheU.S.andMexico,producemachinedparts,subassemblies,assembliesandrepairandoverhaulservicesfortheworld'sleadingmanufacturersofaircraft,aerostructures,aeroequipmentandotherdefenseplatforms.Withclearlydefinedproductsandservices,complementarycapabilities,positionsonprogramsofferinglong-termgrowth,abalancedandglobalaerospace,commercialanddefenseportfolio,CadenceAerospaceoffersoutstandingqualityanddeliveryatcost-competitivepricestoaerospaceanddefensecompaniesglobally.

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