Brian E. Barents has been elected to Eclipse Aviation’s board of directors. Barents most recently served as president and ceo of Galaxy Aerospace.

The company has also announced that Dr. Sam Williams, chairman and ceo of Williams International, has resigned his position on the board subsequent to the successful transition of the Eclipse 500 airframe development and certification programme from Williams International to Eclipse Aviation.

“We are extremely pleased to welcome Brian to the board,” said Harold Poling, chairman of Eclipse. “He has a thorough understanding of business aviation and extensive knowledge of boardroom proceed-ings. He will undoubtedly contribute a great deal to our success.”

Said Vern Raburn, president and ceo of Eclipse: “We are grateful for the contributions Dr. Sam Williams has made and we look forward to an ongoing relationship with Williams International as supplier of the EJ22 engine for the Eclipse 500.”

Williams commented: “Due to Eclipse’s success in building a viable aircraft company, the plan to transition all airframe activities to Eclipse has been accomplished almost two years ahead of schedule. As originally intended, this is the point at which I planned to resign from the Eclipse board. Henceforth, we will exert all our effort toward being a good engine supplier to the company,” said Williams.