TECT Aerospace, Inc. Hires Winkelmann as VP & GM Pacific Northwest Operations

WICHITA, Kan., March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TECT Aerospace announced the hiring of Tom Winkelmann as vice president and general manager of their Pacific Northwest Operations in the greater Seattle area. Winkelmann succeeds Robert "Bob" Perry, who retired last month after a very successful and productive career with TECT that culminated with his tenure as VP & GM of Pacific Northwest Operations.

"Tom has a very deep understanding of the aerospace industry, having served in positions of increasing responsibility with Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopter, Parker Hannifin and Smiths Aerospace in engineering, sales and operations, rising to the position of president at Smiths Tubular," said Pete Knapper, president of TECT Aerospace. "We are very pleased to have someone of Tom's caliber join our team."

Tom Winkelmann earned his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M and his MBA in international business from Texas Christian University.

Winkelmann is currently based in Gilford, N.H. He and his family will relocate to the Seattle, Wash. area in the near future.

About TECT
TECT is a family of privately held, independently managed aerospace companies currently consisting of the TECT Aerospace and TECT Power business units. With more than 115 years of continuous operations, the TECT businesses have a unique blend of business processes, equipment, and proprietary manufacturing capabilities that have earned them leading positions in many of their product niches. TECT's philosophy of utilizing a fully integrated supply chain allows them to deliver precision components and assemblies to customers worldwide with unmatched quality and speed. To learn more, visit www.tectcorp.com.

SOURCE TECT Aerospace