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AAR Names Sarah Flanagan Interim CFO Effective Dec. 11

The internal appointment underscores a push for continuity in AAR's higher-growth, higher-margin strategy.

Overview

  • Flanagan, currently vice president of financial operations, will step into the interim finance chief role.
  • She succeeds Sean Gillen, who is leaving the company to pursue an opportunity outside the aviation industry.
  • Since joining AAR in 2012, Flanagan has advanced through finance leadership roles, including group CFO for the company’s largest segment, and was named a company officer in 2017.
  • Her earlier experience includes FP&A, controller and group CFO posts at Honeywell, and an auditing start at PwC.
  • Chairman, President and CEO John M. Holmes thanked Gillen for seven years as CFO, credited him with helping reposition AAR’s portfolio, and voiced confidence in Flanagan’s leadership during the transition.