Cessna Aircraft Co.

Dave Brant is senior vice president, Product Engineering for Cessna Aircraft Company, the leading worldwide manufacturer of general aviation aircraft. Headquartered in Wichita, Kan., Cessna has produced more than 192,000 aircraft since the company was founded in 1927, including the largest global fleet of more than 5,700 business jets. Dave joined Cessna in 1974 and served in various engineering capacities in design and flight test until 1980. Dave served as chief, Flight Test for Piper Aircraft and various engineering and management positions at Learjet where he ultimately became vice president, Strategic Planning and New Business Development. Dave also served as senior vice president, Operations for Galaxy Aerospace before rejoining Cessna in 2001 as director, Airworthiness, Engineering Flight Test and Product Safety. Dave was promoted to senior vice president, Product Engineering in January 2004. In this position, he is responsible for new aircraft, development, and certification, as well as engineering product support for all aircraft in production and in service. Dave has his Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) and multi-engine license. He is rated in various Citations and has more than 2,800 hours of flight time. Dave is a certified Textron Six Sigma Green Belt, has a bachelor's degree in aeronautical technology from Arizona State University and holds a Master of Science in management from Friends University.

Jim Walters is senior vice president, Human Resources for Cessna Aircraft Company, the leading worldwide manufacturer of general aviation aircraft. Headquartered in Wichita, Kan., Cessna has produced more than 192,000 aircraft since the company was founded in 1927, including the largest global fleet of more than 5,700 business jets. Prior to joining Cessna in 2001, Jim served as the director, Global Human Resources for John Deere Power Systems. In this role, he was responsible for all global human resource functions for units located in the United States, Mexico and France. He also held human resources leadership positions in China and Canada, bringing a global perspective to Cessna. At Cessna, Jim is responsible for managing and directing all human resource functions including benefits, compensation and staffing, labor and employee relations, government relations, and the strategy, development and deployment groups. Jim is a graduate from Niagara College in Ontario, Canada, in business administration and is a certified Textron Six Sigma Green Belt. He serves as chair for the local Sedgwick County Technical Education and Training Authority. He also serves on the Kansas Chamber of Commerce board; Kansas Technical Training Initiative board, Wichita Area Technical College board of trustees; Wichita State University Business Advisory Council and the Kansas State Business Advisory Council.

Mark Paolucci is senior vice president, Customer Service for Cessna Aircraft Company, the leading worldwide manufacturer of general aviation aircraft. Headquartered in Wichita, Kan., Cessna has produced more than 192,000 aircraft since the company was founded in 1927, including the largest global fleet of more than 5,700 business jets. Mark is responsible for the customer support activities of all Cessna aircraft in service. He oversees Citation Service Centers, Cessna and Citation Parts Distribution, customer service, field service and warranty administration. Mark joined Cessna in January 1979 as a design engineer and has progressively moved through the organizational ranks to his current position. Most recently, he was responsible for worldwide sales of Citation business jets. Mark earned a bachelor's degree Central Missouri State University. He is a licensed pilot with multi-engine and instrument ratings. He is a certified Textron Six Sigma Green Belt.

Roger Whyte is senior vice president, Sales and Marketing for Cessna Aircraft Company, the leading worldwide manufacturer of general aviation aircraft. Headquartered in Wichita, Kan., Cessna has produced more than 192,000 aircraft since the company was founded in 1927, including the largest global fleet of more than 5,700 business jets. Roger joined Cessna in 1982. During his career, he has held numerous positions including regional sales manager; division sales manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa; director, International Sales - Citation; and vice president, Citation Worldwide Sales. He was promoted to his current position in January 1997. He is responsible for the worldwide sales and marketing of Cessna's entire product line: single-engine, Caravan and Citation. A native of England, Roger graduated from the University of London with a degree in business. He holds an airline transport pilot's license with instrument, multi-engine and Citation ratings. He is also a certified Textron Six Sigma Green Belt. He and his wife, Ingrid, have three grown children.

Ron Alberti is senior vice president, Integrated Supply Chain for Cessna Aircraft Company, the leading worldwide manufacturer of general aviation aircraft. Headquartered in Wichita, Kan., Cessna has produced more than 192,000 aircraft since the company was founded in 1927, including the largest global fleet of more than 5,700 business jets. Ron joined Cessna in 1986. He served as superintendent and later as manager, Components Manufacturing prior to being named manager, Citation X Business Jet Production Transition in 1993. In 1996, he was promoted to vice president, Manufacturing and in July 1999 promoted to senior vice president, Operations. In September of 2003, Ron was named senior vice president, Integrated Supply Chain. His responsibilities include strategic sourcing, quality, support services and all manufacturing operations in Wichita; Independence, Kan.; Columbus, Ga.; Chihuahua, Mexico; and Bend, Ore. Ron is a native of York, Pa., and graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois and a Master of Business Administration from York College of Pennsylvania. He is a multi-engine and instrument rated pilot and has earned Citation 500/525 type ratings. Ron is active in local civic and charitable organizations. He has held positions on the boards of the Greater Wichita Sports Commission, the Wichita Child Guidance Center and the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas. He is past chairman of the Cessna Food Drive to benefit the Food Bank Warehouse of Kansas and the Cessna United Way campaign. Ron and his wife of 35 years, Anne, reside in Wichita. Ron has two grown sons who are married with children. Andy is a graduate of the University of Kansas and is an area sales manager, CitationJet for Cessna. Mike has a Master of Business Administration from Wichita State University and is the Lean Manufacturing/Production supervisor for Triumph Group, Inc.

Robert Stangarone is vice president, Corporate Communications for Cessna Aircraft Company, the leading worldwide manufacturer of general aviation aircraft. Headquartered in Wichita, Kan., Cessna has produced more than 192,000 aircraft since the company was founded in 1927, including the largest global fleet of more than 5,700 business jets. Bob joined Cessna in July 2005. He is responsible for Cessna's internal and external communications, as well as community affairs. He also serves as chairman of Cessna's Environmental Strategy Council. Prior to joining Cessna, Bob held the same position with Rolls-Royce North America and Fairchild Dornier, and other senior communications positions with Litton and United Technologies' Sikorsky Aircraft and Pratt & Whitney units. He has also served as vice president, Marketing for Safire Aircraft and Liberty Aerospace. Early in his career, he was managing editor of both Business & Commercial Aviation and Air Facts magazines and worked as a flight instructor, aerobatics instructor and charter pilot. Bob is a commercial pilot with instrument and multi-engine ratings and is type rated in the Cessna CJ1+, CJ2+ and CJ3 business jets. He has more than 2,000 flight hours. Bob has an associate degree from Nassau College and a Bachelor of Arts degree in natural sciences from Adelphi University (Dowling College). He has completed executive leadership programs at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and the University of Hartford. He is a certified Textron Six Sigma Green Belt. He currently serves as chairman of the board of directors of the Wichita Aero Club.

Sally is our highly capable, fiercely pleasant and unbelievably efficient Office Manager. We would wonder what we'd do without her, but we don't even want to fathom the thought. Sally moved to Wichita in May of 2002 from Independence, Kansas. In Independence she was a substitute teacher, Food Basket Volunteer and HOST Mentor. Sally grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and earned a Business Degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She is married to Bill, a Citation Regional Sales Manager at Cessna Aircraft. They have three boys: Jon, Chris, and Andy. Chris and Andy attend Andover High School where they are involved in soccer and basketball. Jon attends Newman University and a member of their soccer team.

Bill Schultz serves as Chief Operating Officer for CitationShares. Prior experience includes serving as a Regional Sales Manager for Raytheon Aircraft Company, a Zone Sales Manager for Cessna Aircraft Company and a Branch Manager for Cessna Finance Company. Mr. Schultz graduated from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.