Roger N. Seager is vice president, commercial sales for GE Aviation.

Seager joined GE Aviation in 1979 as a member of the company's CF6 engineering department following a career in aerospace engineering with British Aerospace and Redifussion Simulation.

Moving to the military engine business in 1980, Seager managed CF6 engine programs for the United States Air Force. In 1983, Seager was named to manage the T700 program for the US Army. There followed a series of increasingly responsible roles managing national and international turboshaft programs. In 1991, Seager was appointed director of international programs and advanced applications for GE's T700 product line.

In 1995, Seager was named general manager of military marketing development and then general manager of CF6 project the next year. Seager was named vice president of marketing and sales in January 2002 and to his current position in February 2003.

Seager earned a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from Southampton University in the United Kingdom.

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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