Goodrich's New Chief

Marshall Larsen, current chairman of the U.S. Aerospace Industries Association, has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Goodrich Corp and assumed the post immediately following the board's decision on Thursday last week.

Marshall Larsen

Larsen has served as executive VP of Goodrich and president and COO of its aerospace business since l995, having joined the company as an operations analyst and financial manager in 1977. He subsequently became director of planning and analysis and later served as director of product marketing. Appointment as assistant to the president followed in 1986 and he later served as general manager of several Goodrich divisions. In 1994 he was elected a VP of Goodrich Corp and was named a group VP of Goodrich Aerospace.

Outside the industry Larsen is active in cultural and community affairs serving as a board member of the Boy Scouts of America, Mecklenburg County Council, the North Carolina Dance Theater, and the Charlotte Regional Partnership.

With sales of its aerospace systems, components and services totaling $4.9 billion in the last fiscal year, Goodrich now plans to spin off its engineered industrial products to shareholders in the forthcoming second quarter of this year. Goodrich has been described by Forbes as one of the "most admired" aerospace companies.

Larsen said he was proud to be associated with the aerospace industry at such a critical time in the history of aviation and was "sincerely honored" to be chosen to head Goodrich-a company solidly positioned to meet the challenges and opportunities of a great industry. The advent of Boeing's Super Cruiser, the Airbus A380 and the Joint Strike Fighter will all change the aviation landscape, he said.

By Bob Rodwell