BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
- Private
- US
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Founded in 1935 as Bell Aircraft Corporation, Bell continues to set the pace for the industry and expand the scope of vertical lift. Now an industry leader with unmatched name recognition, Bell Helicopter was the first to obtain certification for a commercial helicopter. Over its rich history, Bell has delivered more than 35,000 aircraft to our customers around the world. With forward thinking in advanced concepts, Bell Helicopter invented tilt rotor aircraft. These unique aircraft lift like a helicopter, then fly like an airplane with twice the speed, three times the payload and five times the range of traditional helicopters. Aerospace and aircraft will never be the same. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, Bell Helicopter has additional plants in Amarillo, Texas and Mirabel, Canada. We maintain key logistics supply and service centers in Europe, Canada, and Singapore as well as in the United States. As the world?s premier provider of vertical lift aircraft, Bell Helicopter continues to provide every customer with products, service and support second to none. Fly Smart. Fly Bell.
Bell Chief Executive Officer
Mike RedenbaughNumber of Employees 8,000
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NAICS Code Aircraft Manufacturing: 336411
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By Ann Roosevelt Army aviation transformation is paying off in saving lives, new aircraft, aviation upgrades and safety equipment a three-year benchmark, officials say. "We're ahead of schedule in many ways," Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody said responding to a question from Defense...
Engine Problem Forces V-22 To Make 'Precautionary Landing' In Iceland
A Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT ]-Boeing [BA] V-22 Osprey, on its way to the Farnborough air show, yesterday made what is being called a "precautionary landing" in Iceland after experiencing right engine compressor stalls, according to the Marine Corps. The Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to Marine...
Air Force Takes Delivery of First Combat Configured V-22 Osprey
The Boeing [BA]-Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] team last week delivered the first combat configured CV-22 Osprey to the Air Force, according to a statement from the V-22 Osprey Joint Program Office. The "Block B/10" Osprey represents the configuration the Air Force Special Operations Command AFSOC will...
Air Force Releases CSAR-X RFP
The Air Force last week released the final RFP on its Combat Search and Rescue aircraft (CSAR-X). Final bids are due Nov. 21. According to an industry source, there were no surprises in the nearly 500-page document. Contract award could be announced in the April/May time...
Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Air Fragmentation. Customs and Border Protection CBP Chief Robert Bonner last month decided to hand permanent tactical control of most of the agency's air assets to the Border Patrol's different sector chiefs along the borders...
DoD Assess Navy Proposal To Scale Back JSF Purchase By 409 Jets
By Vago Muradian The Pentagon leadership since Monday has been engrossed in assessing a Navy proposal to scale back its planned purchase of carrier and short takeoff and vertical landing variants of Lockheed Martin's [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter JSF by 409 jets, fueling concern among...
Defense Contracts
Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT]-Boeing [BA] Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded an estimated $180 million ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-00-C- 0183) for the procurement of two CV-22 production representative test vehicles to support the CV-22 Engineering, Manufacturing and Development Program. Work will...
Spain Requests Additional 31 AMRAAMs To Arm F-18s
The Pentagon notified Congress yesterday of the possible $19 million sale of 31 AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles AMRAAM manufactured by Raytheon [RTN] to Spain to arm its fleet of Boeing [BA] EF-18 fighter jets. The sale also includes eight captive training missiles to support ...
Defense Contracts
Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT]-Boeing [BA] Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., was awarded a $770 million ceiling-priced modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-00-C-0183) to expend long lead-time effort and materials associated with the manufacture and delivery of 11 fiscal year 2003 Lot VII MV-22 low-rate initial...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Redenbaugh | Bell Chief Executive Officer |
| Marty Wright | Bell Helicopter Chief Pilot |
| P.D. Shabay | Vice President, Admin & Chief HR Officer |
| Roy Fox | Chief, Flight Safety |
| Shane Eddy | SVP, Customer Support & Services and Chief Service Officer |
| Bob Fitzpatrick | Bell Helicopter Senior Vice President of Marketing |
| Michael Blake | Senior Vice President, Commercial Business |
| Terry Dake | Senior Vice President, Operations, US & Intl |
| Jeff Pino | Vice President, Commercial Business Unit |
| Michael Cox | Vice President, Communications |
| Rick Rosenjack | Vice President, Finance |
| Tom Henricks | Vice President, Govt Business Development |
| Anthony Moreland | Director, Sales, North America |
| Greg Hubbard | Director, Communications |
| Kevin Connell | Director, H1 Program |
| Bryan Warren | Manager, Advertising |
| Cathy Smith | Sales Promo Manager |
| Terry Eichman | Bell Helicopter's Business Development and Programs Manager |
| Jarvis Williams | Supply Center Coordinator |
| Mary Everitt |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry D. Stinson | Chairman |
| Webb F Joiner | chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Bell Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Bell Helicopter Chief Pilot | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Vice President, Admin & Chief HR Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Chief, Flight Safety | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | SVP, Customer Support & Services and Chief Service Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Bell Helicopter Senior Vice President of Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Commercial Business | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Operations, US & Intl | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Vice President, Commercial Business Unit | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Vice President, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Vice President, Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Vice President, Govt Business Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Director, Sales, North America | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Director, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Director, H1 Program | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Manager, Advertising | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Sales Promo Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Bell Helicopter's Business Development and Programs Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Supply Center Coordinator | Current |
| Texas Express Basketball Club | Board of Directors | Current |
Mary Everitt is an accomplished professional with a multi-faceted background in business and technical field operations. She holds 24 years of viable business and technical experience including skills in Customer service, contract management, Customer relations, project management, integrated logistics support product program management, integrated product team leadership, proposal development, product marketing, product development, contract negotiation, product pricing mixed with administrative support and sales. Mary has worked for Bell Helicopter Textron for the past 18 years. During her service time with Bell she has held several leadership positions including V-22 Contracts Specialist for production programs, Chief of integrated logistics support products for CV-22 programs, V-22 Technical Publications Integrated Product Team Lead and VTUAV Integrated Product Team Lead. Prior to joining Bell she was employed in business positions in sales, financial and service companies. Mary is a dedicated church member, wife and mother. She has been married to David Everitt for 10 years. Her most critical leadership position has been serving as a role model for her son Cody the past 18 years. As a former graduate of Dallas Baptist University Mary holds an M.B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Management Information Systems (2001) and a B.A. in Business Administration (1997). Her graduate project was a strategic management assessment of a fortune 500 company. She has demonstrated her talent and leadership skills through extracurricular activities in several trade associations. Mary is an officer and a member in the Bell Leadership Club - National Management Association, National Contracts Management Association Fort Worth Chapter, and the Alliance of Technology and Women. Mary Everitt is also a former graduate of Marsha Clark & Associates "The Power of Self" (2003) women's leadership discovery and development program. She has been a champion for coordinating a forum to allow the women in her corporate environment to build a communication web in which to connect, support, learn and grow professionally. She firmly believes in the altruism philosophy of women supporting other women. Mary believes that by building a communication bridge between women that opportunities appear and roadblocks disappear. Her hope and goal is for ATW Fort Worth Chapter to grow and become the catalyst for building an inseparable web of connected women professionals.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Current | |
| Alliance of Technology and Women | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Triumph Structures - Kansas City, Inc | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Xelus, Inc. | Current |
| Enigma, Inc. | President Commercial Operations for Thomas Group | Current |
| AAR Corp. | Group Vice President, Structures & Systems | Current |
| Structures LLC | Group Vice President | Current |
| Triumph Structures - Kansas City, Inc | Director of Triumph | Current |
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Xelus Incorporated | Board of Directors | Current |
| Triumph Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Enigma, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lennox International Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Air Force Association | Member | Current |
| Xelus Incorporated | CEO | Former |
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Thomas Group, Inc. | President, North America, Commercial | Former |
| Elliott Company | President | Former |
| United Technologies Corporation | President | Former |
| Xelus Incorporated | Chairman | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Aviation Heritage Museum | Current | |
| Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. | chairman | Current |
| Texas Christian University | Certified Public Accountant | Former |
| Texas Christian University | Stanford University Executive Program | Former |
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