On January 4, 2021, Kaman Corporation announced that Russell J. Bartlett has been appointed to serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective as of January 4, 2021. Prior to joining Kaman, Mr. Bartlett served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Textron Airborne Solutions, a division of Textron Inc., from 2016 through 2020. Before that, he held positions of increasing responsibility at Beechcraft Corporation, ultimately serving as the President of Beechcraft Defense Company from 2012 to 2016. Before joining Beechcraft, he had a distinguished career with the U.S. Navy, where he served in various roles including Team Lead for the Joint Integrated Air Capabilities and Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction groups for the Navy's Quadrennial Defense Review cell, and Commanding Officer and Flight Leader of the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron known as The Blue Angels." He retired as a Captain in May 2008 after serving as the Director of Security Assistance at the Navy International Programs Office, where he was responsible for all Department of the Navy Foreign Military Sales programs. Mr. Bartlett received a BS degree in aerospace engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MA degree in national security and strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College.