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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Army Aviation Ready, Relevant and Transforming, Branch Chief Says
By Ann Roosevelt ORLANDO, Fla.--The Army's aviation branch has flown in excess of 647,000 hours in Iraq and Afghanistan, with operational readiness rates of more than 80 percent, while moving forward on transformation, according to the branch chief. "Our branch is in great shape," Brig. Gen....
Marines' Aviation Chief Lays Out Broad Principles For Post-Cobra Platform
By Lorenzo Cortes The Marine Corps' potential attack platform following the venerable AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter produced by Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] might be a fast-moving tiltrotor able to keep up with the MV-22 transport tiltrotor, according to the Marines' deputy commandant of aviation. The potential fast-moving attack...
H-1 Upgrade Program Incorporates Tail Boom Fix
The H-1 Upgrade Program for the Marine Corps incorporated a tail boom fix to current Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters after developmental testing of the new AH-1Z and UH-1Y aircraft. "Turning the exhaust away from the helicopter's tail boom will not only further decrease the...
Navy Issues Formal RFP For Presidential Transport Replacement
By Lorenzo Cortes The Navy last week issued the formal request for proposal RFP to competing contractors bidding for the new presidential transport requirement VXX handled by the Marine Corps' HMX-1. Naval Air Systems Command NAVAIR spokesman John Milliman told Defense Daily that the RFPs were issued late...
Bell's AH-1Z Completes Successful Rotor Ground Test
The Navy said last week that Bell Helicopter Textron's [TXT] AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter has passed another milestone on the way to first flight with a successful ground test of its rotor system. The ground turn, which is a powered turn of the aircraft's rotor blades, was...
BAe HANDS OVER SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
British Aerospace BAe has turned over the Maritime Air Telecommunications Organization MATELO high-frequency HF satellite communications center to the Royal Air Force RAF.The MATELO complex provides communications support to NATO units in the Eastern Atlantic. The system links ground transmitters and mobile units in the field, and allows remote operation...
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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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