DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced that Kevin M. Rayment, currently president of the commercial/industrial segment, will be named chief operating officer (COO) following Thomas (Tom) P. Quinly’s planned retirement as vice president and COO on April 1, 2021.
"I am pleased to announce the promotion of Kevin Rayment as Curtiss-Wright's next Chief Operating Officer,” said Lynn M. Bamford, president and CEO of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. “He continues to play a key role in executing our strategic growth initiatives, delivering significant financial performance and integrating acquisitions. Most recently, he led the Commercial / Industrial Segment in an exemplary fashion in extremely challenging circumstances in 2020. I look forward to continuing to work closely with Kevin and remain confident that his agility and consistent track record will allow him to carry out the Company’s profitable growth strategy and drive further success for Curtiss-Wright.”
Rayment, 52, has more than 30 years of experience across the commercial, general industrial, aerospace, nuclear and defense industries. He joined Curtiss-Wright’s UK-based Penny & Giles business in 2004, which Curtiss-Wright had acquired in 2002, and held the role of Managing Director, Integrating Sensing, within the company’s former controls segment. He later ascended to vice president and general manager of the company’s avionics and industrial business, before he was named to lead the industrial division in 2013. In this position, he had overall responsibility for the division’s strategic goals, new product development, global operations and financial performance, and enhanced the global product portfolio with the integration of 6 acquisitions. Previously, he held engineering, marketing and sales positions with various aerospace and industrial companies.