Roger N. Seager is vice president, Strategic Customer Relationships for GE Aviation. In this role, he will assist in assessing and developing relationships with key partners and customers around the world.
Seager joined GE Aviation in 1979 as a member of the company's CF6 engineering department following a career in aerospace engineering with British Aerospace and Redifussion Simulation.
Moving to the military engine business in 1980, Seager managed CF6 engine programs for the United States Air Force. In 1983, Seager was named to manage the T700 program for the US Army. There followed a series of increasingly responsible roles managing national and international turboshaft programs. In 1991, Seager was appointed director of international programs and advanced applications for GE's T700 product line.
In 1995, Seager was named general manager of military marketing development and then general manager of CF6 project the next year. He was named vice president of marketing and sales and an officer of General Electric Company in 2002. He was named vice president of sales in February 2003. In May 2008, Seager moved to China and served as vice president and general manager of Commercial Aircraft Programs. He assumed his current posotion in July 2012.
Seager earned a Bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering from Southampton University in the United Kingdom.
GE Aviation, an operating unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is a world-leading provider of jet engines, components and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. GE Aviation has a global service network to support these offerings.
