TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - Celestica Inc.
(NYSE, TSX: CLS), a global leader in the delivery of end-to-end
product lifecycle solutions, today announced that Jack Lawless has been appointed to the role of
Executive Vice President, Diversified Markets.
Jack is joining Celestica with over 25 years experience across a
variety of industries, including the aerospace and defense,
industrial and semiconductor market segments. As the leader of
Celestica's Diversified Markets organization, Jack will be
responsible for driving the profitable growth of the company's
aerospace and defense, energy, industrial, and healthcare
businesses.
Before joining Celestica, Jack was the CEO of Associated Air
Center, a subsidiary of StandardAero, one of the world's largest
independent global aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul
companies. During his five years as CEO, Jack was responsible
for all aspects of strategy, sales, marketing, and operations, and
he led the company through a period of significant profitable
growth. At the same time, Jack also held the role of Chief
Operating Officer of StandardAero, where he was responsible for
operations, supply chain, quality, IT, and engineering. Prior to
StandardAero, Jack held a number of Vice President-level roles with
Honeywell. Before joining Honeywell, Jack held progressively
senior positions with Axcelis Technologies, General Cable and
AlliedSignal.
"We are fortunate to have someone with Jack's strong breadth and
depth of experience join our leadership team," said Rob Mionis, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Celestica. "Jack has a proven track record of delivering
growth and operational excellence in a number of organizations
across a variety of end markets, which further strengthens
Celestica's offering for our customers in our aerospace and
defense, energy, industrial and healthcare businesses."
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delivering end-to-end product lifecycle solutions to drive our
customers' success. Through our simplified global operations
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who deliver informed, flexible solutions that enable our customers
to succeed in the markets they serve. Committed to providing a
truly differentiated customer experience, our agile and adaptive
employees share a proud history of demonstrated expertise and
creativity that provides our customers with the ability to overcome
complex challenges.
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SOURCE Celestica Inc.