Aviation
10 Chief Procurement Officers in Aviation
These ten executives hold or have held the chief procurement officer title at airlines and other aviation companies. A reader can learn from them how procurement is organized in aviation businesses, how major supplier contracts are negotiated and how procurement supports operations and cost goals.
Professionals to explore
01—10Benoît Schultz
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · Airbus
Chief Procurement Officer at Airbus since October 2025. He was CEO Airbus Canada LP & Head of the A220 Program at Airbus (2021–2025), SVP Procurement - Systems, Equipment & Services at Airbus (2016–2021) and VP Procurement - Seats & Electronics at Airbus (2015–2016). In the profile he says he joined Airbus in 2002 and held positions in engineering, programme, procurement and finance.
Craig Stockel
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · Sikorsky
Chief Procurement Officer at Sikorsky since April 2014; the profile describes Sikorsky as an aircraft engineering company in aviation and aerospace component manufacturing. The profile also says he has been employed at Sikorsky Aircraft from March 1980 to the present.
Dan Bartel
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Chief Procurement Officer · American Airlines
SVP & Chief Procurement Officer at American Airlines since January 2024, and Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer at American Airlines since July 2026. He was Chief Procurement Officer at Schneider Electric (2019–2024) and Group SVP, Head of Procurement & Logistics Chief Procurement Officer at ABB (2017–2019).
Ellen Gärtner
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) Senior Vice President Procurement · Lufthansa Group
Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) Senior Vice President Procurement at Lufthansa Group since April 2022. Her other roles shown include Vice President Corporate Internal Audit at Lufthansa Group (2018–2022), Senior Director Revenue Management Pricing Steering Home Markets&JVs at Lufthansa Group (2016–2018) and Director Procurement at Lufthansa (2015–2016).
Eric Segura
LinkedInExperience: SVP Operations & Procurement CPO ExCom member · ATR
Former SVP Operations & Procurement CPO ExCom member at ATR (2023–2025), and former Senior Vice President Procurement & Supply Chain CPO Member of ExCom at ATR (2019–2023); the profile describes the role as Head of Procurement & Supply Chain / Chief Procurement Officer and member of the Executive Committee. He was Vice President - Head of Supply Chain Operations & Logistics at Airbus Defence and Space (2016–2017).
Haries Jabbar
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · West Atlantic AB
Chief Procurement Officer at West Atlantic AB since June 2025, and Head of Group Procurement & Logistics at West Atlantic AB (2017–2025). The profile describes his work in the airlines and aviation industry covering cargo airlines, passenger seaplanes, general aviation, helicopters and military aviation; he was also Supply Chain Manager at Trans Maldivian Airways Pvt. Ltd. (2013–2017).
Jose Maria Trujillano
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement officer · Airbus Atlantic
Former Chief Procurement officer at Airbus Atlantic (2022–2025), and former Chief Procurement Officer at STELIA Aerospace (2021–2022). He was Vice President Wing Procurement at Airbus (2016–2020) and VP HO Industrial Strategy & Footprint at Airbus (2020–2021), and has been EVP Composite to Systems at Hutchinson since 2025; the profile describes his experience in commercial aviation.
Nkululeko B.T Sibiya
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · South African Airways | Corporate
Chief Procurement Officer at South African Airways | Corporate since July 2025, a role the profile describes as responsible for the development, management and execution of the procurement strategy and plan for the airline. Previously Senior Procurement Manager (Strategic & Tactical Sourcing) at Transnet SOC Ltd (2022–2025).
Philip Carpenito
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · L3Harris Commercial Aviation
Chief Procurement Officer at L3Harris Commercial Aviation since 2019; the profile lists the company as an airlines and aviation company providing avionics, pilot training and flight data services. He was Sr Director Global Procurement, Strategic Initiatives and Operations at The Nature's Bounty Co. (2015–2019) and Sr. Director Gobal Procurement and Procurement Operations at Zebra Technologies (2014–2015).
Rob Harrison (GAICD)
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · Qantas
Chief Procurement Officer at Qantas since January 2024; his headline describes him as Group Chief Procurement Officer at Qantas Group, and the profile lists Qantas as an airlines and aviation company. He was Head of Procurement (Commercial & Operations) at Qantas (2018–2024) and Head of Agency Partnerships & Business Events, Australia at Qantas (2014–2018).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you structure procurement between aircraft-related spend, such as parts and maintenance, and indirect spend across the business?
- 02How do you negotiate with large suppliers that have few competitors, and what sources of leverage have worked for you?
- 03What did you change first when you took over procurement at an aviation company, and how did you measure the results?
About this directory
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