Scott C. Donnelly (born 1961) is the

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Textron Textron Inc. is an American industrial conglomerate based in Providence, Rhode Island. Textron's subsidiaries include Arctic Cat, Bell Textron, Textron Aviation (which itself includes the Beechcraft, and Cessna brands), and Lycoming Engines. ...

. Before joining Textron, Donnelly was the

for

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, a producer of

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s for commercial and

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. Donnelly also served as the

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of General Electric Global Research, one of the world's largest industrial research organizations and held various

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positions since joining

General Electric General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable energ ...

in 1989. Donnelly joined GE in 1989 as manager of Electronics Design Engineering for GE's Ocean Systems Division in

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. He went on to serve in a variety of leadership roles for the company, including engineering management positions with then-GE division of

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in both Australia and the United States. In 1995, he moved to GE's Industrial Control Systems business, where he held various management positions. Donnelly was named a vice president of GE in 1997, responsible for Global Technology Operations at GE Healthcare. Donnelly joined Textron in July 2008 as executive vice president and

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(COO) as part of a multi-year succession plan. On December 1, 2009,

Lewis B. Campbell Lewis B. Campbell is the former interim CEO of Navistar International Corporation and the former CEO of Textron. He received a BSE from Duke University in 1968. After graduation, he began his career at Inland Manufacturing Division of General Moto ...

retired as CEO of Textron. He was succeeded as CEO by Donnelly. Donnelly was named chairman of the board on September 1, 2010. Donnelly serves on several Engineering advisory committees including that of Cornell and Stanford Universities.

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