ATR Appoints David Brigante as Senior Vice President of Procurement

ATR has appointed David Brigante, 54, as Senior Vice President of Procurement.

David will be in charge of contract negotiations with suppliers and will report to ATR's Chief Executive Officer Patrick de Castelbajac. He will also sit on the Executive Committee.

During his career, David has held a number of different positions within Alenia Aermacchi. Since the end of 2012 he was Senior Vice-President Customer Support and Services, responsible for the logistics support of all military programs in Alenia Aermacchi. Between 2010 and 2012 he was Senior Vice-President Procurement, and was in charge of all products and programs. From 2008 to 2010 he held the position of Senior Vice-President Industrial Control and Planning, while between 2009 and 2010 he was also in charge of the Commercial Programs of Alenia. David joined Alenia in 1988, and up to 2008 he had covered responsibilities from contract management to sales activities always within the commercial field for aerostructures.

David holds a Degree in Business Administration from the Federico II University in Naples, Italy.