The Board of Directors of Moog Inc. has elected Patrick Roche, age 58, to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective December 1, 2021. Mr. Roche will report directly to John Scannell, Chief Executive Officer. Prior to the current appointment, Mr. Roche served as Vice President and President of Moog?s Industrial Group since 2012. Mr. Roche has held various engineering and management positions of increasing responsibility since first joining Moog in 2000. In addition, the Board of Directors has elected Stuart Mclachlan, age 50, to the position of Vice President and President, Industrial Group effective December 1, 2021, replacing Mr. Roche. Mr. Mclachlan, who in his new position will report to Mr. Roche, has served as Group Vice President and Chief Business Officer in Moog?s Aircraft Group since 2019. Prior to that, he served as Group Vice President - Aircraft Control Components and other general and engineering management positions in Moog?s Aircraft Group since joining the Company in 2009.
Moog Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of precision motion and fluid controls and controls systems. The Company operates through four segments: Space and Defense, Military Aircraft, Commercial Aircraft and Industrial. Within the aerospace and defense market, its products and systems include primary and secondary flight controls and components for military aircraft, turreted weapon systems, tactical and strategic missile steering controls and various defense product components; primary and secondary flight controls and components for commercial aircraft; and satellite avionics, positioning controls and components, launcher thrust vector controls and components, as well as integrated space vehicles. In the industrial market, its products are used in a wide range of applications, including heavy industrial machinery used for metal forming and pressing, flight simulation motion control systems, energy exploration and generation products, and others.