Brad D. Mottier is vice president and general manager of the General Aviation Operation for GE Aviation.

Prior to this appointment, Brad served as vice president and general manager of GE Aviation's Services operation since September 2005.

Brad was president and chief executive officer of Unison Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aviation's Services operation, which was acquired in 2002. Prior to the acquisition, he worked for more than 20 years at Unison, holding various roles of increasing responsibility. These roles included, senior development engineer, engineering manager, materials manager, quality control manager, product line manager, sales and marketing manager, operations manager, vice president of marketing, senior vice president and executive vice president.

He is a 1979 graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana, where he earned a bachelor's degree in general engineering. He also has earned a master's in engineering degree from the University of Illinois and a master's in business administration from the University of Chicago.

He is vice president of the Sontag Foundation; director of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association; member of the President's Council for the University of Illinois, and a distinguished alumni of the Department of General Engineering at the University of Illinois.

GE Aviation, an operating unit of General Electric Company, is a world-leading provider of commercial and military jet engines and components as well as integrated digital, electric power, and mechanical systems for aircraft. GE Aviation also has a global service network to support these offerings.

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