Dr. John Ferrie is president of Systems, a division of GE Aviation.

Systems is a leading global provider of innovative solutions to builders and operators of military and civil aircraft, engines and land vehicles, from large transports to fighters, UAVs to armored vehicles, and from helicopters to regional and business jets.

GE Aviation purchases the Systems division, formerly Smiths Aerospace, in May 2007. Prior to the acquisition, Ferrie served as president and CEO of Smiths Aerospace as well as a main board director of Smiths Group plc.

Before joining Smiths in 2000, Ferrie spent 35 years with Rolls-Royce plc where he held a number of senior executive positions.

Awarded the CBE in the Queen's birthday honours in 2004, he is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He is an Industrial Professor at the University of Warwick, a member of the University of Warwick Faculty of Science Advisory Board, a member of the Cranfield Aerospace Advisory Board, a member of the SBAC Council and Chairman of the ASD Equipment & SME Commission.

GE Aviation, an operating unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is a world-leading provider of commercial and military jet engines and components as well as integrated digital, electric power, and mechanical systems for aircraft. GE Aviation also has a global service network to support these offerings.

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