CTS Engines has appointed Kevin Carillon as Chief Operating Officer (COO). With more than 25 years of global aerospace leadership experience, Carillon brings extensive expertise in manufacturing, assembly, testing and mature engine operations, further strengthening CTS Engines’ growth and commitment to operational excellence.
He joins CTS following a distinguished career at Pratt & Whitney, where he led high-performance operations in the United States, Germany and Singapore. His background includes oversight of large-scale manufacturing centres, OEM and MRO production, industrial planning for mature engine programmes and the successful delivery of major operational transformations. Over the course of his career, he has managed organisations of more than 1,100 employees while driving measurable improvements in safety, quality, output and financial performance.
His international experience includes serving as Operations General Manager at Eagle Services Asia, a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney and Singapore Airlines Engineering Company. In his new role as COO, Carillon will oversee all operational functions, including production, testing, quality, safety, engineering and continuous improvement initiatives. He will be responsible for enhancing throughput, optimising processes and ensuring best-in-class support for CTS Engines’ global engine MRO customers.
Carillon holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Science in Management, specialising in Operations Management, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has also completed executive leadership programmes through RTX, INSEAD and the University of Virginia.
