10 Textron site leaders
Plant Manager, Plant Manager -TAM9 and General Manager are among the current titles held by these Textron site leaders, who run Textron Aviation and other Textron plants and sites. A reader can learn how site leaders run their sites at Textron from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brad Bednar, MBA
LinkedInExperience: General Manager · Textron Aviation
Brad Bednar has been General Manager at Textron Aviation since March 2026, and the profile headline reads General Manager at Textron Aviation’s Wichita Service Center, where the profile says they are one of two General Managers. At Textron Aviation they were also Service Center Maintenance Manager (2020–2026).
Brandon Doramus
LinkedInExperience: General Manager · Textron Aviation
Brandon Doramus has been General Manager at Textron Aviation since May 2025, and the profile headline reads General Manager, Textron Aviation New York. The profile says they lead operations for Textron Aviation New York, overseeing maintenance, repair and overhaul activity, and they were Manager, Quality Business Operations at Textron Aviation (2024–2025).
David Wasserstrom
LinkedInExperience: Former Plant Manager, Composites and Metal Bond · Textron Aviation
David Wasserstrom is a former Plant Manager, Composites and Metal Bond at Textron Aviation, a role held from 2021 to 2024, and the profile lists a Retired row at Textron Aviation since May 2024. They also list a Plant Manager row at Textron Aviation (2014–2024) and were Plant Manager at Beechcraft (2011–2014).
Emily Zintak, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Former Plant Manager, McCauley Propeller Systems · Textron Aviation
Emily Zintak is a former Plant Manager, McCauley Propeller Systems at Textron Aviation, a role held from August 2020 to February 2022, and has been Quality Manager, CWC Textron at Kautex Textron since September 2024. At Textron Aviation they were also Production Control & Logistics Supervisor (2016–2020).
Helene Bäckman
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Textron Sweden AB (Safeaero)
Helene Bäckman has been Plant Manager at Textron Sweden AB (Safeaero) since November 2017, a role the profile places in Trelleborg, Sweden. They were also Operations Manager at Domino Print and Apply AB (2016–2017) and Production Manager at Mectec Elektronik AB (2013–2016).
Luis Sepulveda
LinkedInExperience: Former Plant Manager · Textron Aviation
Luis Sepulveda is a former Plant Manager at Textron Aviation, a role held from April 2014 to January 2026, and has been Sr Engineering Manager at Textron Aviation since January 2026, based in Chihuahua, Mexico. They were also Program Manager at Beechcraft (2010–2014).
Mauricio Herrera
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Textron Aviation
Mauricio Herrera has been Plant Manager at Textron Aviation since October 2024, a role the profile places in Chihuahua, Mexico. They were also Site Director at GKN Aerospace (2022–2024), Plant Manager at GKN Aerospace (2020–2022) and Operations Manager at GKN Aerospace (2017–2020).
Michael Griffitt
LinkedInExperience: Former Plant Manager · Textron Aviation
Michael Griffitt is a former Plant Manager at Textron Aviation, a role held from 2015 to 2017, and has been Director of Operations at Textron Aviation since January 2023, based in Wichita, Kansas. They were also Director Of Operations at Textron Specialized Vehicles (2017–2023) and at Beechcraft (2011–2015).
Samuel Martinez
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager · Textron Aviation
Samuel Martinez has been Plant Manager at Textron Aviation since August 2020, based in Chihuahua, Mexico, and was in a Quality Assurance role at Textron Aviation from 2011 to 2020. They were also Quality Engineer at Cessna Aircraft Company (2008–2011).
Tere Garcia
LinkedInExperience: Plant Manager -TAM9 · Textron Aviation
Tere Garcia has been Plant Manager -TAM9 at Textron Aviation since January 2026, a role the profile places in Chihuahua, Mexico. At Textron Aviation they also list Transitions & New Programs Manager (2024–2026) and were Continuos Improvement, Industrial Engineering & Transitions Manager (2021–2024) and Production Control & Logistics Supervisor (2019–2021).
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Pick the person whose own plant or service site looks most like the operation behind your question, since a manufacturing plant and a service center are run differently. Check whether each person runs a site now or ran a plant some time ago, because the conditions they can speak to differ.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first after you took charge of your site?
- 02How do you split your time between the floor and the wider business you report into?
- 03Which earlier role prepared you most for running a site, and why?
Reaching Textron site leaders
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