Fairchild Dornier has named Louis Harrington as the company's new ceo. Harrington, a 40-year aerospace veteran who has held key positions at McDonnell Douglas and served as a consultant to NASA and IPTN, will assume the ceo responsibility from Fairchild Dornier chairman Charles Pieper, who has been serving in the additional role of ceo since the company was acquired by an investment fund led by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Allianz Capital Partners last April.

"Lou's responsibilities over the years have spanned the entire spectrum from research and development, to new product development and production, to overall profit responsibility," Pieper said. "He has a leadership style that gets results."Lou has seen major programs through to certification and delivery and has built customer service teams. Having that experience base is a major addition to our growing organisation," he said.

Harrington's appointment is effective October 1. He will be based at the company's headquarters in Oberpfaffenhofen.