Edward P. Dolanski has been named president and CEO of Aviall, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company. Dolanski joined Aviall in 2007 as senior vice president of operations and was promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO) in January 2010.

As executive vice president and COO, Dolanski was responsible for Aviall’s day-to-day business, including operations, information technology and sales. His contributions include promoting the development of a new division focused on expanding supply chain services into the defense market, accelerating Aviall’s electronic integration with its customers and suppliers, driving business transformation through new technology investments, reinforcing the company’s focus on continuous improvement and expanding Aviall’s global distribution footprint.

Prior to joining Aviall, Dolanski spent seven years with Raytheon. During this time he served as vice president of mission support and chief information officer (CIO) of Raytheon Network Centric Systems defense division, vice president of aftermarket businesses and customer support for Raytheon Aircraft division and vice president and CIO at Raytheon Aircraft Integration Systems defense division.

His professional career also includes 14 years with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., where he held progressive positions in information technology and supply-chain management.

Dolanski studied finance and e-business at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University, and received a bachelor’s degree in organizational management from John Brown University.

ABOUT AVIALL

Aviall, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company and is a part of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, a unit of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Aviall is a leading solutions provider of aftermarket supply-chain management services for the aerospace and defense industries.

Aviall, which has headquarters in Dallas, is the world’s largest provider of new aviation parts and related aftermarket services. The company markets and distributes products for more than 240 manufacturers and offers approximately 2 million catalog items from 40 customer service centers in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Aviall also provides maintenance for aviation batteries, wheels and brakes, as well as hose assembly, kitting and paint-mixing services. The company offers a complete set of supply-chain and logistics services, including order processing, stocking and fulfillment, automated inventory management and reverse logistics to OEMs and customers.