Aniello most recently served as vice president and chief marketing officer for Pilatus. He joined Pilatus in 2001 after eight years at Cessna in Wichita where he served in a number of sales engineering and marketing positions, most recently serving as e-Business director.

“All of us at Cessna are excited to have Tom return to Wichita to succeed Phil,” Whyte said. “He brings both an engineer’s focus for detail and a marketer’s penchant for creativity that will help tremendously as Cessna expands its product lineup and continues to enhance its position in a global marketplace.”

Aniello, 41, is a native of Titusville, Fla., and a graduate of the University of Kansas, holding a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering. Prior to his first tenure at Cessna, he was an engineer with General Dynamics in Fort Worth, Texas, (now Lockheed Martin) where he worked on several advanced fighter programs.

Aniello is a private pilot pursuing an instrument rating, and spends his spare time building a Hatz Classic biplane. Aniello is married and has three children.

Based on unit sales, Cessna Aircraft Company is the world's largest manufacturer of general aviation airplanes. In 2005, Cessna delivered 1,157 aircraft and reported revenues of about $3.5 billion. Since the company was originally established in 1927, more than 187,000 Cessna airplanes have been delivered to nearly every country in the world. The global fleet of more than 4,500 Citations is the largest fleet of business jets in the world. More information about www.cessna.com.

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