TULSA, OK Feb. 28, 2020 – AMETEK MRO is proud to announce the promotion of David Bentley to Divisional Vice President and Business Unit Manager for the AMETEK MRO Midwest Region.
“We are happy to promote David to this important profit and loss role within AMETEK MRO. David has progressed through numerous positions of increasing responsibility in his years with AMETEK. He has proven himself to be an exceptional thinker and leader. We expect him to play a key role in our continued growth and success,” comments Brian Hoffmann, Vice President and General Manager of AMETEK MRO.
“In his new position, David has responsibility for managing our Midwest Region, including all aspects of profit and loss, and for providing tactical and strategic guidance in achieving our four-prong growth strategy. Those four prongs are promoting continuous improvement, new product development, global and market expansion, and mergers and acquisitions,” adds Mr. Hoffmann.
Mr. Bentley joined AMETEK in 2014 as the AMETEK MRO Division’s Continuous Improvement Director. In 2017, he became the Director of Operations of the AMETEK MRO Midwest region. Prior to AMETEK, Mr. Bentley spent several years at NORDAM where he held a variety of increasingly responsible positions in operations, business systems leadership, customer service and contracts. Prior to that, he held leadership roles in Business Improvement at GE Aviation Systems and Smiths Aerospace.
Mr. Bentley earned a master’s degree in Lean Operations from the University of Cardiff, U.K., and his Bachelor of Science in Engineering with honors from the University of Wolverhampton. Mr. Bentley is currently pursuing his Master of Business Administration at the Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University.
About AMETEK MRO
AMETEK MRO is a unit of AMETEK Aerospace and Defense and a global provider of third-party maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) services for commercial, regional, general aviation and rotor-wing aircraft. Its operations specialize in a wide range of MRO services and are FAA, EASA, CAAC and CAAS approved. For more information, visit www.ametekmro.com.
AMETEK Aerospace and Defense is a division of AMETEK, Inc. a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with annual sales of approximately $5 billion. For more information, visit www.ametekaerodefense.com.