Moog Announces New Chief Executive

Moog Inc. MOG MOG announced today that its Board of Directors has elected John Scannell to be Chief Executive Officer. Robert T. Brady, who has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will continue in the role of Executive Chairman. The Board also elected Gary Szakmary a Vice President of the Corporation. Mr. Szakmary is the Company's Chief Human Resources Officer. Mr. Scannell began his career with Moog 21 years ago in Europe. He was an Engineering Manager at Moog Ireland and then Operations Manager in Moog's German company. He returned to Ireland as General Manager in 1999 and in 2003 he joined Moog's Aircraft Group in the U.S. In November 2007, Mr. Scannell was named Chief Financial Officer, and in December 2010 he became President and Chief Operating Officer. He holds BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from the University College at Cork, Ireland, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.