New president at Textron

Cessna’s parent company, Textron Inc.,  has a new president. Textron’s chief operating officer, Scott Donnelly, has taken on the role of president in addition to his current position.   Donnelly will continue to oversee all manufacturing operations as well as the company’s information technology, Six Sigma, engineering and global sourcing functions.

Donnelly joined Textron six months ago after spending 19 years with GE, where he most recently was president and chief executive of its aviation unit.