Acro Aircraft Seating is pleased to announce the appointment of Neil Cairns as the company’s Chief Executive Officer.
Cairns brings with him many years of aerospace seating experience, covering products in all seating classes, and has a wide-ranging track record of Lean process improvement and performance improvement.
He most recently held positions as Vice President and General Manager at Collins Aerospace based in Tucson, Arizona and Winston Salem, North Carolina. Prior to that, he ran the B/E Aerospace seating facility in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland.
Upon his appointment, Neil Cairns said: “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to lead Acro at such an important time in its development. Acro has an impressive global customer base, a highly innovative range of products, a great team and inspiring company culture.
“Acro has grown solidly in recent years and I am looking forward to building on this success whilst ensuring that we remain focused on delivering the highest quality products and service to our customers. Despite the current challenging market conditions, I am also committed to ensuring that we continue to innovate and deliver differentiated and best in class aircraft seating products for our airline and leasing company customers.”
Neil Cairns brings a wealth of experience to his role as CEO. Image: Acro
Acro’s Chairman, Paul Strothers, added: “On behalf of the Board, I would like to welcome Neil to Acro and to congratulate Neil on his new role. Neil is highly respected in the industry and we are confident that his familiarity with the aircraft seating market, our products and customers will ensure a smooth and rapid introduction to our business. Neil is also passionate about continuous improvement and we look forward to his engagement with the team at Acro. His unique skills, proven track record and leadership qualities position him for success in leading the company forward.”
About Acro
Acro Aircraft Seating is a UK based manufacturer of passenger seats for commercial aircraft. Founded in 2007, the company has designed, certified and manufactured over 150,000 seats for more than 500 aircraft, with installations on Boeing, Airbus, Saab, Fokker and ATR aircraft. The company currently serves more than 45 airlines and leasing company customers throughout the world and has delivered seating programmes for airlines including Air New Zealand, Etihad, Finnair, Spirit Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Viva Colombia, Qingdao Airlines. Leasing company customers include AerCap, Air Lease Corporation, GECAS and BOC Aviation. Acro’s head office and manufacturing facility is located in Gatwick, London, and the company has regional offices in Miami, Singapore and China, where it also has a manufacturing facility in Shanghai. The company is owned by Zhejiang Tiancheng Controls Co.Ltd, a Chinese Main-board stock listed company whose primary business interests has a focus on seating covering commercial vehicle seats, passenger car seats, child safety seats and aircraft seats.
