Doug Kitani is an American executive currently working as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for aerospace manufacturing and aviation service provider Erickson Inc.
Doug Kitani | |
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| Born | Douglas Lester Kitani[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Emory University United States Military Academy |
| Occupation | CEO Erickson Inc. |
| Term | September 2017– Present |
Career edit
Kitani earned his BS degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1993 and an MBA degree in finance from Goizueta Business School at Emory University.[1][2] He completed 11 years of active and reserve service in the United States Army. He served as a helicopter pilot and officer qualified to fly Bell UH-1 Iroquois, OH-58 Kiowa Warrior, and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.[3]
Following his service, Kitani went on to working in finance and private equity. He began his career at GE Capital, the finance division of General Electric.[4] Following his time at GE Capital he was a Principal and Senior Direct Investment Professional of the Quadrant Capital Group. He moved on to hold investment banking positions at JP Morgan H&Q as well as SG Cowen.[5] In 2003 he became Director of Alternative Investments at Fortune 500 company Honeywell International. He oversaw Honeywell's $23 billion pension fund and was responsible for the $1 billion alternative asset investment program.[6] Following his time at Honeywell Kitani co-founded his own private equity firm, Calder Capital Partners, with backing from Allied Capital and Goldman Sachs.[7]
After working at General Partner at Calder Capital Partners Kitani transitioned into the defense contractor and aerospace industry when he accepted a position to lead mergers and acquisitions at DynCorp International.[8] Following that he spent a year as Executive Vice President and Chief Finance Officer at Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) before returning to DynCorp as Head of Portfolio Strategies for Aerospace and Defense.[9][10] He went on to become CEO of IAP Worldwide Services.
In 2017 Kitani became CEO of Erickson Inc.[11] Erickson then began a partnership with Ramco Aviation software to improve their MRO operations and delivered two newly manufactured S-64 Air Crane helicopters to the Korea Forest Service.[12][13][14] Also during Kitani's tenure Erickson announced a new line of Air Crane helicopters, the S-64F+, an agreement with Sikorsky focused on developing nighttime firefighting technology, and that the FAA had certified the designs for new composite main rotor blades.[15][16]
References edit
- ^ a b "Douglas Lester Kitani". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ Mehta, Neel (10 June 2015). "Executive Profile: Doug Kitani, CEO of IAP". ExecutiveBiz. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Nicholas, Scott (1 September 2017). "IAP,DynCorp Vet Doug Kitani Joins Erickson as CEO". GovConWire. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Douglas Kitani". Spoke. Spoke. June 12, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
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- ^ "Douglas Kitani". Spoke. Spoke. June 12, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ Stiles, Greg (August 31, 2017). "West Point grad named Erickson CEO". Mail Tribune. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "Erickson taps West Point grad Doug Kitani for CEO". Oregon Live. The Oregonian. 4 September 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ Mehta, Neel (10 June 2015). "Executive Profile: Doug Kitani, CEO of IAP". ExecutiveBiz. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Erickson taps West Point grad Doug Kitani for CEO". Oregon Live. The Oregonian. 4 September 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "Erickson taps West Point grad Doug Kitani for CEO". Oregon Live. The Oregonian. 4 September 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ Steve Brooks (July 4, 2019). "Erickson selects Ramco Aviation". Enterprise Times. Enterprise Times. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "S-64 Air Crane Helicopter Headed to South Korea". Cision PR Newswire. Cision PR Newswire. December 22, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "Erickson Completes 2019 Delivery for The Korean Forest Service". Cision PR Newswire. Cision PR Newswire. December 22, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "Erickson & Sikorsky Sign Development Agreement to Tackle the Future of Firefighting". Aerial Fire. Aerial Fire. December 22, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "Erickson Debuts Composite Main Rotor Blades". AviationPros. AviationPros. March 3, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.