StandardAero has appointed Giovanni Spitale as President of its Business Aviation segment with immediate effect. He succeeds Anthony (Tony) Brancato III, who is retiring after nearly a decade in leadership roles at StandardAero and more than 40 years in the aviation industry.
Spitale brings over 30 years of experience across engineering, operations and global leadership. He will be responsible for driving strategic growth, operational performance and customer support within StandardAero’s Business Aviation division. Based at the company’s headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona, he will report to Chief Operating Officer Kim Ernzen.
He joins StandardAero from Davis-Standard, LLC, where he served as Chief Executive Officer, leading a private equity-backed business with revenues of approximately $1 billion through significant organic expansion and M&A activity. Prior to this, Spitale held senior executive roles at the Boeing Company, as well as leadership positions at Milacron Holdings Corp., GE Aviation, Moog and Honeywell International, working across a range of business aviation programmes.
