David Nieuwsma

Rockwell Collins, Inc. designs, produces and supports cabin interior, communications and aviation systems and products for commercial and military customers. It also provides information management services through voice and data communication networks and solutions worldwide. It operates through the following four segments: Interior Systems, Commercial Systems, Government Systems, and Information Management Services. The Interior Systems segment manufactures cabin interior products for the commercial aircraft and business aviation markets. The Commercial Systems segment supplies aviation electronics systems, products and services to customers. The Government Systems segment provides a broad range of electronic products, systems and services to customers including the U.S. Department of Defense, other ministries of defense, other government agencies and defense contractors. The Information Management Services segment focuses on communications, systems integration and security solutions across the aviation, airport, rail, transit and nuclear security markets to customers located around the world, which includes commercial airlines, business. The company was founded by Arthur A. Collins on September 22, 1933 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

B/E Aerospace, Inc. engages in the manufacturing of aircraft cabin interior products. The company's activities include designs, development, and manufacture of a range of products including aircraft cabin seating, lighting and engineering solutions, oxygen systems, food and beverage preparation and storage equipment, galley systems, water and waste systems and advance lavatory systems. The company was founded on by Amin J. Khoury and Robert J. Khoury in July 1987 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

Kidde Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets fire protection and safety systems for civilian and military aircrafts, and commercial and military ground vehicle applications. It provides automatic fire detection and suppression (thermal and optical) and gas leak detection (LNG / CNG / propane / hydrogen / diesel / gasoline / hybrid) for the transit industry to include motor coaches, school buses, transit/city buses, paratransit buses, and trains. The company was founded on July 26, 1993 and is headquartered in Wilson, NC.