Dennis J. Orzel

Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. is an independent aero structures company, under the ownership of The Carlyle Group since July 24, 2000. And the firm meeting the demands of an increasingly complex global aerospace marketplace with innovative design approaches, advanced materials and process technology. The company offers to its customers what they need a full range of design, testing, manufacturing and support capabilities. Vought excels in its role as a Tier I Integrator filling the gap between prime contractors and traditional build-to-print subcontractors by providing large, complex aero structures assemblies on a turnkey basis. The firm resources are sized and structured to provide its customers with any combination of capabilities and services required from design-to-performance specifications to build-to-print manufacturing or anything in between. It serves as a support partner and team member to the world's prime aircraft manufacturers at costs comparable to those of more traditional subcontractors.

Exide Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of stored electrical energy solutions. It manufactures and supplies lead-acid batteries for transportation and industrial applications. It operates through the following business segments: Transportation Americas, Transportation Europe and ROW, Industrial Energy Americas, and Industrial Energy Europe and ROW. The Transportation Americas segment sells aftermarket transportation products through various distribution channels, including mass merchandisers, auto parts outlets, wholesale distributors, and battery specialists. The Transportation Europe and ROW segment offers original equipment manufacturer batteries to the light vehicle, light commercial vehicle, and commercial vehicle industries. The Industrial Energy Americas segment supplies Motive Power and Network Power applications. The Industrial Energy Europe and ROW segment distributes Motive Power products and services in Europe through in-house sales and service organizations. Its products include starting lighting and ignition batteries for cars, trucks, off-road vehicles, agricultural and construction vehicles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, marine, and other applications. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Milton, GA.

United Technologies Corp. engages in the provision of products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. It operates through the following business segments: Otis; Carrier; Pratt and Whitney; and Collins Aerospace Systems. The Otis segment designs, manufactures, sells, and installs elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and service. The Carrier segment provides heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration solutions. The Pratt and Whitney segment includes aircraft engines for the commercial, military, business jet, and general aviation markets. The Collins Aerospace Systems segment offers technologically advanced aerospace products and aftermarket service solutions for aircraft manufacturers, airlines, regional, business and general aviation markets, military, space and undersea operations. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Farmington, CT.

PAS Technologies, Inc. provides original equipment manufacturing, maintenance, repair, overhaul application and components. It offers products, services and solutions for the commercial and military aerospace, industrial gas turbine and oil and gas markets. The firm operates through its offices located in Hillsboro, Kansas City, Phoenix, Manchester, Singapore and Prahova. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in North Kansas City, MO.

Triumph Aerostructures LLC manufactures and distributes aerostructures. It products include fuselages, wings, empennages, nacelles, and helicopter cabins. The company was founded in June 2010 and is headquartered in Arlington, TX.

Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corp. manufactures and repairs turbine components. The firm offers products for military, aircraft and industrial gas turbine engines. It also supplies components to the manufacturers of jet engines. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Cadence Aerospace LLC manufactures flight critical components for the commercial aerospace and defense industries. It offers subassemblies and assemblies, provision of repairs and overhaul services for the manufacturers of aircraft, aerostructures, aeroequipment, and other defense platforms. The company is headquartered in Anaheim, CA.