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Dawne S. Hickton: Vice Chair, President & CEO • RTI International Metals, Inc.
Dawne S. Hickton is Vice Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of RTI International Metals, Inc., one
of the world's largest producers of titanium mill products, and a manufacturer and distributor of fabricated
specialty metal components and engineered systems for the aerospace, industrial, defense, and energy markets.
Ms. Hickton was named Vice Chairman and CEO on April 27, 2007, President on October 20, 2009, and has
served as a member of RTI's board since 2007. Ms. Hickton has over 25 years of diversified metals experience,
including more than 12 years in the titanium industry spanning several business cycles. Previously, Ms. Hickton
was employed at USX Corporation, where she worked not only with the parent organization but also with its
subsidiaries: US Steel, American Bridge Company, and US Steel Mining Company. From 1994 through 1997,
she was assistant professor of Clinical Law at the University of Pittsburgh. Ms. Hickton is a Director of FNB
Corporation, where she serves on the Executive, Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committees. She is an officer and member of the Board of Directors of the International Titanium Association.
Ms. Hickton is a 1979 graduate of the University of Rochester and received her J.D. from the University of
Pittsburgh’s School of Law in 1983. Ms. Hickton resides in Pittsburgh with her husband, the Honorable David J.
Hickton, and their children.
Dr. Kevin Michaels: Partner • AeroStrategy
Kevin Michaels, AeroStrategy Partner and co-founder, leads the firm’s Americas office in Ann Arbor. He has 25
years of aviation experience, including hundreds of consulting engagements for leading aviation and aerospace
companies across the globe. Dr. Michaels is a globally recognized expert in the aerospace OEM and MRO
sectors and also has significant expertise in business-to-business marketing, customer satisfaction, and strategic
planning. Prior to founding AeroStrategy, Dr. Michaels was Director, Strategic Development, with Rockwell
Collins Government Systems and a Principal with The Canaan Group, an aerospace consultancy. He began
his career as a project engineer with Williams International, a leading gas turbine OEM. Dr. Michaels holds
a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, MBA degrees from the University of Michigan, and MSc and
PhD degrees in International Relations from the London School of Economics.
John Byrne: Director-Aircraft Materials & Structures, Supplier Management • Boeing
John Byrne serves as Director of Aircraft Materials and Structures for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Supplier
Management. In this position, he is responsible for strategic development, contracting and supplier management
of the metallic and composite raw materials, fabricated parts and assemblies, forgings/castings, structural
standards and major structures components. Mr. Byrne joined Boeing in 1987 as a quality engineer at the
Fabrication Division in Auburn, Washington, following five years of work with the United States Department of
the Navy. He held a variety of quality and manufacturing assignments across the division. In 2001, Mr. Byrne
was named Director of the Machine Parts Manufacturing Business unit, which produced complex machined parts
and assemblies for Boeing single- and twin-aisle commercial airplanes. His next assignment was the Director
of Business Operations and Supply Chain Management for the Fabrication Division of Boeing Commercial
Airplanes. His responsibilities included business and strategic planning, work statement control and coordination
of supply chain and work placement activities for all of the division’s fabrication sites in the United States and
Canada. He joined Supplier Management in the spring of 2003 and assumed his current role in January of 2011.
Mr. Byrne currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Ural Boeing Manufacturing, a joint
venture between the Boeing Company and VSMPO. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Washington
State University Foundation and has been a past President of the Auburn Valley YMCA.
David Yoho: Senior Vice President • Vulcanium Metals
David Yoho was named Senior Vice President in 2008 to coordinate the global sales and procurement functions
for Vulcanium Metals Inc., and its subsidiary, Vulcanium Metals International in Northern Ireland. He joined
the company in 2000 as VP of Commercial Products to develop the non-aerospace segment of the titanium
market. Mr. Yoho's entry into titanium distribution started in 1993 and he began his metals experience with a
low carbon steel mill in 1989. During his tenure at Vulcanium, Mr. Yoho has helped build Vulcanium into one
of the largest independent (non-mill affiliation) titanium service centers in the world. Vulcanium Metals Inc.
is an independent titanium stockist with FIRSTCUT+® facilities in Chicago, Illinois, and Belfast, Northern
Ireland. With offices located throughout North America and Western Europe, Vulcanium serves customers
in approximately 30 countries. Mr. Yoho earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Business from
Northwest Missouri State University.
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Michelle Martell: Director-Global Sourcing Leader • CIRCOR Aerospace
Michelle Martell became the Global Sourcing Director for CIRCOR Aerospace Products in November 2007.
She is an accomplished leader with more than 15 years of experience in sales, operations, supply chain and
global strategic sourcing for technology oriented companies. Ms. Martell has had a recent focus in the area
of mergers and acquisition, leading efforts on target screening, functional diligence and post transaction
integration. Ms. Martell is currently responsible for the global CIRCOR Aerospace material sourcing function
with focus on spending in India, China, Morocco and other emergent market locations. Ms. Martell joined
CIRCOR from Motorola, Inc., where she was the Strategic Sourcing manager for a US$120M systems
integration operation located in Anaheim, California. She held a number of roles within Motorola and the
former Printrak in purchasing, production and logistics in support of biometric fingerprint identification. She
has previous experience in sales and marketing, account management and business development with Wyle
Electronics, Mikon Computer Systems and Tapes Inc. Ms. Martell holds an MBA degree from the Marshall
School at the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Economics from California State University,
Long Beach.
Lloyd O'Carroll: Senior Vice President-Research • Davenport & Company
Lloyd O'Carroll is the Metals Equity Analyst for Davenport & Company. His equity research coverage includes
aluminum, steel, and specialty metals companies. He is the author of The O’Carroll Aluminum Bulletin, a
subscription-based research service that is distributed to producers, metal traders, end users, distributors,
and others. Mr. O'Carroll was the Metals Equity Analyst & Chief Economist, BB&T Capital Markets, from
August 1997 through November 2005. Prior to that position, he was the Corporate Economist for Reynolds
Metals Company for 19 years. His functions included macroeconomic, aluminum industry, and commodity
analysis; strategic planning and corporate development; author of the Economic Comments; and member of
the Reynolds' Commodity Hedging Committee. Mr. O'Carroll earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from
North Carolina State University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
William Nielsen: Director-Marketing • Brush Wellman Alloy Products
William Nielsen is Director of Marketing for Materion Brush Performance Alloys (formerly Brush Wellman Inc.).
Mr. Nielsen joined the company in 1998 as General Manager of the Lorain, Ohio, facility. Mr. Nielsen was
appointed Marketing Director for Aerospace, Mining and Energy Markets in 2001, and became Director of
Marketing in 2008. He also leads the company’s Growth Team. Mr. Nielsen holds a Bachelor of Science degree
in Metallurgical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to joining Brush
Wellman, he held various operations and commercial management or executive positions at US Steel, Republic
Steel and Ampco Metals. His career in the materials industry spans more than 35 years, during which time he
has invented, developed and commercialized new materials for use on aircraft and in other industries. He is a
Lean Sigma Green Belt. Mr. Nielsen resides in Houston, Texas, with his wife and five children.
Tim Shumate: Sr. Business Development Mgr. • ATK Aerospace Structures
Tim Shumate is currently a Business Development Manager for ATK’s Aerospace Structures Division focusing
on commercial aerospace applications. ATK is a large aerospace and defense company with revenues of $4.5B.
ATK has been involved in the design, development and manufacture of composites aerospace structures, and
the automated processes used to manufacture these structures. Mr. Shumate has been working in the aerospace
materials and structures industry for the past 25 years. He has previously worked in various engineering,
program management, and business development roles for companies such as McDonnell Douglas, SGL-Hitco,
and Cytec Engineered Materials. His experience and background gives a broad and unique understanding of
the aerospace composites structures and advanced composites materials industry, its history, the technologies
used, and business trends. Mr. Shumate has a B.S. degree in Engineering and Materials Science from
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and an MBA degree from Pepperdine University.
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Fabienne Le Tadic: VP-Global Marketing • Alcan Global Aerospace
Fabienne Le Tadic is Vice President Global Marketing for Alcan GATI. She holds a Master's degree in
Econometrics and Political Science from the University of Paris Panthéon Sorbonne. She has 20 years of
experience gathered in key international positions in Marketing and Sales, IS-IT and process streamlining, both
in the FMCG and Healthcare sectors, now in Aerospace. Her areas of expertise are B2B and scientific-based
businesses generating demand processes.
Trevor Stansbury: President • Supply Dynamics
Trevor Stansbury is a founder and currently the President of Supply Dynamics, a wholly owned subsidiary of
$2.9B O’Neal Steel, America’s largest privately owned metals service center. Mr. Stansbury's prior professional
positions have included: General Manager of Aerospace International Materials (now United Performance
Metals), a Cincinnati-based distributor of high performance alloys; Director of International Purchasing &
“Revenue Sharing” Programs at Honeywell International (formerly Allied Signal); and President of a trading
company established by McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (now Boeing Helicopter) and specializing in
the fulfillment of global offset obligations. Mr. Stansbury received his BA degree in International Relations with
a minor in Economics from Lynchburg College and a Master's of Business Administration from the Thunderbird
School of Global Management. In 2009, Mr. Stansbury was recognized as the Thunderbird Alumnus
Entrepreneur of the Year by the Walker Institute of Entrepreneurship. Mr. Stansbury lives in Loveland, Ohio, and
he and his wife are the parents of four (precocious) children.
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Norman Timmins:
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• Lucintel
Norman is the Vice-President of Consulting for Lucint
experience in B2B marketing, consulting, energy and
Norman Timmins is the Vice President of Consulting for Lucintel with more than 20 years work experience
in B2B marketing, consulting, energy and transportation. Prior to Lucintel, Mr. Timmins worked for Boston
Consulting Group and Bain Consulting, managing consulting projects for Fortune 500 companies. Sample
projects included: Feature Value and growth strategy for White Goods for Fortune 100 Company; Growth
and Cost Optimization Project for Fortune 100 Transportation Company; and Procurement Strategy and
Negotiations for near bankrupt technology firm. Mr. Timmins worked for DHL Express as Country Director
of Corporate Strategy while directly managing the urgent and highly successful turnaround of a more than 350
retail storefronts. He also served as Senior Manager for Business Development for PMI in Mexico, achieving
company record for sales margins while managing firm’s most profitable account. Mr. Timmins received his
MBA degree with honors from Wharton and his BA degree with honors from Brown University.
Consulting Experience: Prior to Lucintel, Norman w
Consulting Group and Bain Consulting, managing
Fortune 500 companies. Sample projects include:
• Feature Value and growth strategy for White Goods
• Growth and Cost Optimization Project for Fortune 10
Joanna Speed: Managing Director-Conferences • SpeedNews
• Procurement Strategy and Negotiations for near ban
When Gil and Ann Speed launched the aviation industry’s most innovative newsletter in 1979, they recruited
their two young daughters for the production staff. Like many children of company founders, Ms. Speed delayed
joining the family business. However, a few years after college, she acquiesced, putting to use her degree from
Cal Poly State University and her acumen for business and marketing. As SpeedNews Business Manager, Ms.
Speed contributed her organizational aptitude. While beginning her informal education in commercial aviation
with Publisher Gil Speed, she studied business in the Pepperdine University graduate program. Over the years,
Ms. Speed streamlined the company to increase revenue and reduce costs, led the effort toward online distribution
and created new marketing programs for large corporate subscribers. When SpeedNews Conferences emerged
as influential forecasting and intelligence forums, Ms. Speed refined and expanded marketing strategies for
the Commercial Aviation Suppliers Conferences and was instrumental in launching the Regional and Business
Aviation, European Aviation and Defense Supplier Conferences. Recently promoted to Managing Director,
Ms. Speed introduced another conference in 2011, the Aerospace Raw Materials and Manufacturers Supply
Chain Conference, which runs in conjunction with the Annual Commercial Aviation Suppliers Conference.
SpeedNews has been part of Penton’s Aviation Media Group since 2006.
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company record for sales margins while managing firm
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