East Hartford jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney is getting a new leader.
Current President Christopher Calio has been promoted to chief operating officer of Pratt’s parent company, Raytheon Technologies Corp.
Shane Eddy is set to succeed Calio as Pratt & Whitney’s new president, company officials said. The two men will begin their new roles March 1, Raytheon said.Â
Calio has been Pratt & Whitney’s president since 2020, and Eddy currently serves as Pratt’s senior vice president and chief operations officer.
Beginning next month, Calio will oversee Raytheon’s four business units and other operations like its supply chain network. Calio has more than 20 years of executive leadership experience and has spent the past 10 years in the aerospace and defense sector.
Before becoming president of the company, Calio was president of Pratt’s commercial engines business from 2017 through 2019. His 15-plus year career in Raytheon-associated companies began in 2005 when he joined United Technologies as assistant council. He went on to hold other positions at the company before it merged with Raytheon in 2020.
Eddy joined Pratt & Whitney in 2016 after working at GE Aviation, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and Bell Textron.
Calio will report to Raytheon Chairman and CEO Greg Hayes at his new post.
