Execs out, jet program suspended at Piper

摘要

Piper Aircraft changed its leadership in mid-October and said it is suspending its Piperjet Altaire program. Simon Caldecott, a 37-year veteran of the aviation industry and Piper's vice president of operations since 2009, has replaced Geoff Berger as chief executive officer. Caldecott has been responsible for manufacturing operations and engineering, quality, and the supply chain at Vero Beach, Florida-based Piper. Prior to becoming the Piper CEO, Berger was a managing director at Imprimis, a Singapore-based investment firm that invested in Piper on behalf of the government of Brunei. The firm opened an office in Brunei. A Piper official said Berger left Imprimis when he became a Piper employee. Caldecott said that Executive Vice President Randy Groom was also leaving Piper.