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LMI Aerospace Inc.

LMIA is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$139.7M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$239.4M
  • Public
Dow Jones Description

LMI Aerospace, Inc. is a leading provider of structural components, assemblies and kits to the aerospace, defense and technology industries. We fabricate, machine, finish and integrate formed, close tolerance aluminum and specialty alloy components and sheet metal products primarily for large commercial, corporate and military aircraft. We manufacture more than 30,000 products for integration into a variety of aircraft platforms manufactured by leading original equipment manufacturers, referred to as OEMs, and Tier 1 aerospace suppliers. Founded in 1948 as a manufacturer of components to the large commercial aircraft market of the aerospace industry, LMI Aerospace went public in 1998. In recent years we have expanded our capabilities and diversified our operations through a number of acquisitions and business initiatives. In 2001 we acquired the operating assets of Tempco Engineering, Inc., which expanded our aerospace product line and added technology components used in semiconductor and medical equipment. LMI acquired Versaform Corporation and Southern Stretch Forming and Fabrication, Inc., producers of large formed metal components for the regional jet, business jet and military markets of the aerospace industry. Since 2003 LMI has expanded into assembling and kitting and opened a distribution center in Savannah, Georgia. In 2006, we opened a 23,000 square foot manufacturing center in Mexicali, Mexico, that will support our U.S. operations...

Chief Executive Officer
Ronald S. Saks
Number of Employees 1,350
Contact Information

lmiaerospace.co...

NAICS Code Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing: 336412

Recent Events

  • LMI cuts jobs, plans to move work to Mexico

    11/06/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • LMI profit falls

    8/07/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • LMI Aerospace Appoints Jim McQueene President, COO - Quick Facts

    6/22/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - President - View Story

  • Jim McQueeney Named President of LMI Aerospace, Inc.

    6/22/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - COO - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Ronald S. Saks Chief Executive Officer
James McQueeney President & Chief Operating Officer
Darrel E. Keesling Chief Operating Officer
Lawrence E. Dickinson Chief Financial Officer
Michael J. Biffignani Chief Information Officer
Bob Grah Vice President, Central Operations
Cynthia G. Maness Vice President of Hr and Org. Dev.
Ryan P Bogan Vice President
Bruce Grimes Director, Quality Assurance
Cindy Maness Director, HR
Marc Arnold Director, Supplier Mgmt & Procurement
Ron Thompson Director, Estimating
Susan Stahl Director, Business & Reg Jets Market Sector
Ted Kretschmar Director, Military Market Sector
Gus Duggan Manager, Contracts
Tom Graslaub Manager, Supplier & Procurement
Ray C. Hemann Corporate Controller
Georgia Pooler
Sanford S Neuman Assistant Secretary

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
John M. Roeder Chairman of the Audit Committee
Joseph Burstein Chairman
Brian D. Geary Board of Directors
Duane Hahn Board of Directors
John S. Eulich Board of Directors
Judith W. Northup Board of Directors
Paul L. Miller Jr. Board of Directors
Thomas Unger Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. President Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Versaform Corporation President Former

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. President & Chief Operating Officer Current
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Vice President, Materials Former

Mr. Keesling was appointed the Chief Operating Officer on January 2, 2007. Prior to joining LMI, Mr. Keesling had been the Vice President and General Manager- Metal Structures of GKN Aerospace, Inc., since August, 2004 and prior thereto had served in other managerial capacities with GKN Aerospace, Inc., including Senior Director of Engineering and Director of Operations, since January, 2001.

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current

Mr. Dickinson has been the Chief Financial Officer of the Company since 1993. He served as a Financial Analyst and Controller for LaBarge, Inc. from 1984 to 1993 and as a Cost Accountant with Monsanto from 1981 to 1984.

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Board of Directors Current
LaBarge, Inc. Controller Former
LaBarge, Inc. Financial Analyst Former
Monsanto Company Financial Analyst Former

Mr. Biffignani has served as the Chief Information Officer of the Company since 1999. Mr. Biffignani has also served as the Director of Supplier Management and Procurement since 2002. In 2005 and 2006, Mr. Biffignani has led the effort to open LMI’s Mexicali, Mexico, plant. The 23,000 square foot manufacturing plant will support LMI’s U.S. facilities.

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Chief Information Officer Current

Mr. Grah has served as Vice President — Central Region since December 2002. Mr. Grah joined the Company in 1984 as Production Control Manager. Mr. Grah has held various management positions with the Company, including Purchasing and Contracts Manager, Maintenance Manager, Facilities Manager and General Manager of LMI Finishing, Inc. until December 2002. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Grah was a supervisor for Associated Transports, Inc. and a manager for Beneficial Finance.

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Vice President, Central Operations Current
LMI Finishing Inc. Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Vice President of Hr and Org. Dev. Current

Ryan P. Bogan. Mr. Bogan has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of D3 Technologies since 2001. Mr. Bogan had served in various management positions with D3 Technologies since 1998, including Director of Business Development and Chief Operations Officer.

Organization Position Status
D3 Technologies, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
D3 Technologies, Inc. President Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Vice President Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Claremont McKenna College Bachelor's Degree In Environmental Economics and Politics Former

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Director, Quality Assurance Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Director, Quality Assurance Former

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Director, HR Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Director, HR Former

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Director, Supplier Mgmt & Procurement Current

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Director, Estimating Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Director, Estimating Former

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Director, Business & Reg Jets Market Sector Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Director, Business & Reg Jets Market Sector Former

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Director, Military Market Sector Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Manager Former

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Manager, Contracts Current

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Manager, Supplier & Procurement Current

Mr. Hemann is the Corporate Controller at LMI AeroSpace. Before his tenure at LMI AeroSpace, Mr. Hemann worked for Telescan as the Director of Operations, Finance and Human Resources and prior to that, twenty years at the Hussmann Corporation, an international manufacturing company of refrigeration systems. From 1997-2001, Mr. Hemann served as Hussmann Corporation's Vice President of Finance-North America and supervised operations in both the United States and Canada. Mr. Hemann earned his Bachelor's degree at the University of Illinois and a Master of Business Administration from the John M. Olin School of Business, Washington University.

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Corporate Controller Current
Deaconess Foundation Chairperson of Finance Committee Current
Finance North America, Inc. Vice President Former
Hussmann Corporation Director of Operations, Finance and Human Resources Former
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Director of Operations, Finance and Human Resources Former
University of Illinois Bachelor's Degree Former

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Gallop, Johnson & Neuman Partner Current
Industrial Engineering & Equipment Co. Inc. Advisory Director Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Assistant Secretary Current
Gallop, Johnson & Neuman Chairman Current
Neuman Chairman Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Gallop, Johnson & Neuman Attorney Former
Internal Revenue Service Former
Gallop, Johnson & Neuman Board of Directors Former
Neuman Board of Directors Former
Gallop, Johnson & Neuman Member Former
Neuman Managing Member Former

Mr. Roeder has served as a director since 2003. Mr. Roeder has acted as a financial consultant since 1999. Prior thereto, he was an Office Managing Partner of Arthur Anderson, LLP, an international accounting firm. Mr. Roeder is also the Director in Residence at The Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance of The University of Texas at Dallas — School of Management. Mr. Roeder is a member of the board of directors and the audit committee of Fiduciary/ Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund and Fiduciary/ Claymore Dynamic Equity Fund, which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Chairman of the Audit Committee Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Director Current

Mr. Burstein has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1984. From 1984 through January of 1989, Mr. Burstein served as Vice President of the Company.

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Chairman Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Brian D. Geary. Mr. Geary has served as a director of the Company since June 3, 2002. Mr. Geary served as President of Versaform Corporation from July 1978 to May 2002.

Organization Position Status
Highway Holdings Limited Board of Directors Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Versaform Corporation President Former

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Board of Directors Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Vice President, Operations Former

Organization Position Status
Indeeco Chief Executive Officer Current
Indeeco President Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mark Andy, Inc. President Former

Judith W. Northup was elected to the board of directors in April 2006 after retiring from Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., after a twenty-six year career with the company and its predecessors. She was named Vice President, Office of the President in February 2005; responsible for the South Carolina site activation project. Ms. Northup had served as Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer since April 2004. Previously she was Vice President, Human Resources, Administration and Information Services as well as Vice President, Materiel. In 1999, Ms. Northup was Sector Vice President Materiel for Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems and Aerostructures Sector. In 1997, she was appointed Vice President Materiel for Northrop Grumman's Commercial Aircraft Division. Ms. Northup currently serves as a Director on the Board of Exostar, provider of secure collaboration and integrated supply-chain solutions to the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry.

Organization Position Status
Exostar LLC Board of Directors Current
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Vought Corp. Chief Administrative Officer Former
Vought Corp. Vice President Former
Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. Vice President Former
Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. Executive Officer Former

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Unger has served as a director since 1999. Mr. Unger has also been a director of Fife Fabrication, Inc., a manufacturer of sheet metal parts and assemblies, since early 1998. Mr. Unger was the Chief Executive Officer of Tyee Aircraft from 1982 to 1998.

Organization Position Status
LMI Aerospace, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tyee Aircraft Chief Executive Officer Former

Executive News

  • Jim McQueeney Named President of LMI Aerospace, Inc.

    InfoBase - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • Jim McQueeney Named President of LMI Aerospace, Inc.

    Street Insider - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • LMI Aerospace Appoints Jim McQueene President, COO - Quick Facts

    RTTNews.com - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • Jim McQueeney Named President of LMI Aerospace, Inc.

    TradingMarkets - 6/22/09 - View Story

  • LMI names president, COO

    St. Louis Business Journal - 6/22/09 - View Story

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LMIA $12.00 +0.61 (5.36% )
Volume 29,307
Shares Outstanding 11.6M
Market Cap 139.7M
Year High 14.00
Year Low 3.90
Earnings Per Share 0.88
P/E Ratio 13.6364
Dividend 0.00
Yield 0.00
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