Albany International (AIN) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Gunnar Kleveland to succeed Bill Higgins as President and CEO, effective September 1. Mr. Kleveland will also join the Company’s Board at that time. Mr. Higgins, who previously announced his intention to retire as CEO, will remain a member of Albany’s Board. Prior to that, Mr. Kleveland served as President of Textron’s (TXT) TRU Simulation + Training . He also held various leadership roles in strategic sourcing, supply chain and logistics at Bell Helicopter, including as Executive Vice President of Integrated Operations. Prior to these roles, he was a fighter pilot in the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) and finished his 15-year career in the air force as the Chief of Flight Safety.
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