Embraer announces John Slattery as its new Commercial Aviation President and CEO

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Embraer announces that John Slattery will be the President and CEO for its Commercial Aviation business unit, effective as of July 2016.

Since November 2012, Slattery has been the business unit´s Chief Commercial Officer. He joined Embraer in March 2011 as Vice President of Customer Finance and Asset Management. Prior to joining Embraer, he spent 15 years in executive and leadership roles at various aircraft leasing business and financial institutions.

About Embraer

Embraer is a global company headquartered in Brazil with businesses in commercial and executive aviation, defense & security. The company designs, develops, manufactures and markets aircraft and systems, providing customer support and services.

Since it was founded in 1969, Embraer has delivered more than 8,000 aircraft. About every 10 seconds an aircraft manufactured by Embraer takes off somewhere in the world, transporting over 145 million passengers a year.

Embraer is the leading manufacturer of commercial jets up to 130 seats. The company maintains industrial units, offices, service and parts distribution centers, among other activities, across the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe.

Contacts:

Headquarters (Brazil)
Saulo Passos
press@embraer.com.br  
Cell: +55 11 94254 4017
Tel.: +55 11 3040 1799

North America
Alyssa Ten Eyck
aeyck@embraer.com  
Cell: +1 954 383 0460
Tel.: +1 954 359 3847

Europe, Middle East and Africa
pressEMEA@embraer.fr  
Cell: +55 11 94254 4017
Tel.: +55 11 3040 1799

China
Mirage Zhong
mirage.zhong@bjs.embraer.com  
Cell: +86 185 1378 5180
Tel.: +86 10 6598 9988

Asia Pacific
Nilma Missir-Boissac
nilma.boissac@sin.embraer.com   
Cell: +65 9012 8428
Tel.: +65 6305 9955

SOURCE EMBRAER S.A.