Aerospace
10 Chief Procurement Officers in Aerospace
These ten executives hold or have held a chief procurement officer title at aerospace companies and their divisions. A reader can learn how chief procurement officers lead procurement teams in aerospace companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Benoît SCHULTZ
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · Airbus
Chief Procurement Officer at Airbus since October 2025, with more than 20 years in the aerospace industry according to the profile. Former CEO Airbus Canada LP & Head of the A220 Program (2021–2025), SVP Procurement - Systems, Equipment & Services (2016–2021) and VP Procurement - Seats & Electronics (2015–2016), all at Airbus.
Craig Stockel
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · Sikorsky
Chief Procurement Officer at Sikorsky since April 2014; the profile describes Sikorsky as an aviation and aerospace component manufacturing company and says the person has been employed at Sikorsky Aircraft since March 1980. The headline gives the role as Chief Procurement Officer at Sikorsky Aircraft.
Eric Thiebault
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · STELIA Aerospace
Former Chief Procurement Officer at STELIA Aerospace (2018–2021). Now at Airbus as VP Large Propulsion Systems Procurement since November 2021 and VP Procurement Head of Spirit Task Force since September 2024. Before STELIA, VP Procurement Equipment & Systems (2014–2018) and VP Procurement Composites & Chemicals (2011–2014) at Airbus; the profile cites wide leadership in aeronautics.
Heather Ostis
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer Aerospace (Civil and Defense) · Rolls-Royce
Chief Procurement Officer Aerospace (Civil and Defense) at Rolls-Royce since March 2026. Former SVP, Chief Procurement Officer, Global Supply Chain at Starbucks (2024–2026), Vice President, Head of Global Supply Chain Management & Strategic Sourcing at Delta Air Lines (2018–2024) and Vice President, Global Supply Chain & Procurement at Aramark (2017–2018).
Jean Jacques Gavory
LinkedInExperience: VP - Chief Procurement Officer · ASTRIUM - (EADS division for Space)
Former VP - Chief Procurement Officer at ASTRIUM - (EADS division for Space) (2012–2014), after serving as VP Chief Procurement Officer - Transportation Business Unit at ASTRIUM (2006–2011). Since July 2014, VP Head of Procurement & Supply Chain for Space Systems at Airbus Defence & Space. Before ASTRIUM, Production and Procurement Director at Thales Underwater Systems (2004–2006).
Jose Maria Trujillano
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement officer · Airbus Atlantic
Former Chief Procurement officer at Airbus Atlantic (2022–2025) and Chief Procurement Officer at STELIA Aerospace (2021–2022), with 25 years in commercial aviation according to the profile. Before STELIA, at Airbus: VP HO Industrial Strategy & Footprint (2020–2021) and Vice President Wing Procurement (2016–2020). Now EVP Composite to Systems at Hutchinson since 2025.
Kristopher Pinnow
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer · B/E Aerospace
Former Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer at B/E Aerospace (2015–2018), described as an aviation and aerospace component manufacturing company, and Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer at Bombardier (2013–2015). Now Vice President Supply Chain at Collins Aerospace since 2019, after Vice President Global Strategic Sourcing there; also on the Institute for Supply Management board.
Nils Witt
LinkedInExperience: CPO Head of Procurement Airbus Aerostructures · Airbus
CPO Head of Procurement Airbus Aerostructures at Airbus since January 2022, a role the headline also gives as CPO / SVP Procurement at Airbus Aerostructures. The profile describes Airbus as an aviation and aerospace component manufacturing company. This is the only role listed in the profile's work history.
Philip Carpenito
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · L3Harris Commercial Aviation
Chief Procurement Officer at L3Harris Commercial Aviation since January 2019; the profile describes the company as an airlines and aviation company that provides avionics and pilot training, and the headline gives the employer as L3Harris Commercial Avionics. Former Sr Director Global Procurement, Strategic Initiatives and Operations at The Nature's Bounty Co. (2015–2019) and Sr. Director Global Procurement, Procurement Operations and Enterprise Business Unit Interface at Motorola Solutions (2010–2014).
Stéphane Nogatchewsky
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer (COMEX) · Safran Nacelles
Chief Procurement Officer (COMEX) at Safran Nacelles since September 2025, after serving as Executive Vice President (ExCo) - Chief Procurement Officer at ArianeGroup (2021–2025). At Safran, VP - Corporate Internal Audit (2016–2021) and VP - Quality Management (Landing Systems) (2014–2016). The profile cites work across the space, aerospace and automotive industry.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you organize procurement across raw materials, detail parts and major systems when production rates change?
- 02How do you manage supplier risk and capacity when a single source holds a critical part?
- 03How do procurement and program teams share responsibility for supplier delivery and quality?
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