{"id":10590,"date":"2018-06-05T22:30:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T22:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=10590"},"modified":"2018-06-05T22:30:04","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T22:30:04","slug":"cubcrafters-announces-change-in-senior-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/washington\/cubcrafters-announces-change-in-senior-leadership\/%20","title":{"rendered":"CUBCRAFTERS ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN SENIOR LEADERSHIP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Light aircraft manufacturer CubCrafters announced a change in senior leadership as it continues to advance the company\u2019s plan for long-term growth. Patrick Horgan, CubCrafters\u2019 executive in charge of operations and product development, has been named President. Horgan has recently focused on increasing the company\u2019s manufacturing capability and productivity; this promotion reflects Horgan\u2019s record of successes at the company.<\/p>\n

\u201cPat\u2019s engineering and product development team successfully earned Part 23 certification for our flagship XCub in 2016, quickly followed by the breakthrough certification of experimental Garmin G3X glass panel avionics,\u201d said CubCrafters founder and CEO, Jim Richmond. \u201cHe has also been instrumental in expanding the capabilities of our popular Builder Assist program to help meet demand for our exciting new Carbon Cub FX-3 aircraft.\u00c2\u00a0 Pat\u2019s combination of leadership, operational management, and product design expertise is rare in our industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Horgan brings 30 years of professional aviation experience to this appointment, serving previously as WACO Classic Aircraft Company\u2019s General Manager. \u201cI am grateful to be a part of such a wonderful organization of incredibly talented people; we are blessed to have the opportunity to design, certify, and build the finest backcountry aircraft in the world\u201d said Horgan. \u201cWe look forward to both continued innovation and additional production expansion as we scale CubCrafters for future growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with Horgan\u2019s appointment, Brad Damm has been promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Damm joined the CubCrafters sales team in 2013 and was promoted to Director of Sales in 2015. Under his direction, CubCrafters has seen record sales across all product lines. \u201dOur leadership team recognizes that success has come from listening to our customers and building the airplanes that they want to fly,\u201d Damm comments. \u201cDespite a two-year order backlog, we still see a lot of opportunity for growth. When pilots want to put adventure back into their aviation, we\u2019ll be there to meet that need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jim Richmond follows up; \u201cI\u2019ve never been more excited about the strength of our senior leadership, or our future as a company, than I am today. Over the next few years, we\u2019re poised to take CubCrafters to the next level in this industry. It will be exciting to watch it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

CubCrafters\u2019 previous President, Randy Lervold, began serving as General Manager in 2009, becoming president in 2015. He and Jim Richmond shared a vision to build more than just great backcountry aircraft. The real goal was to transform Jim\u2019s Yakima startup into a leading manufacturer of General Aviation aircraft. Together, Lervold and Richmond developed a brand that is recognized worldwide and represents best-in-class STOL performance.<\/p>\n

Lervold is continuing on to a new opportunity in General Aviation. \u201cCubCrafters has become a significant player in the industry,\u201d he said. \u201cCubCrafters is now respected and admired for what it does, and how it goes about doing it. I have thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the company\u2019s development and growth, and I see great opportunity for the company on the horizon. Pat, Brad, and the crew have my confidence; CubCrafters will no doubt enjoy a blue sky future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Light aircraft manufacturer CubCrafters announced a change in senior leadership as it continues to advance the company\u2019s plan for long-term growth. Patrick Horgan, CubCrafters\u2019 executive in charge of operations and product development, has been named President. Horgan has recently focused on increasing the company\u2019s manufacturing capability and productivity; this promotion reflects Horgan\u2019s record of successes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news","category-washington"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10590"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10592,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10590\/revisions\/10592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}