AAR Chairman & CEO David P. Storch Named First Winner of Penton Aviation Week Network's Gilbert W. Speed Award

NEW YORK, March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- David P. Storch, Chairman & CEO of AAR, is the inaugural recipient of the Gilbert W. Speed Award honoring outstanding leadership and collaboration across the global aerospace and defense supply chain. The award was presented today by the Penton Aviation Week Network at its 29th Annual SpeedNews Commercial Aviation Industry Suppliers Conference in Beverly Hills, CA. 

Award judges noted that Storch's passions for collaboration, skills-focused education and business-driven solutions have translated into business success at global aerospace and defense firm AAR, where he has grown revenues by more than 300 percent since becoming only its second CEO in 1996. During his career, he has emerged as "an important advocate of public-private partnerships to advance skills, build a pipeline of talent and share prosperity," according to judges.

"David Storch is the ideal industry leader to receive this first Gilbert W. Speed Award," said Greg Hamilton, President of the Penton Aviation Week Network. "Like Gil, he has embodied integrity and success throughout his career, serving as a role model for collaborating across the aerospace and defense supply chain and mentoring next generation leaders."

"I am honored to receive this award named for an industry pioneer and my respected friend and colleague Gil Speed," said Storch. "Gil was an accomplished entrepreneur who dedicated his life to the aviation industry and truly made a difference."

The Gilbert W. Speed Award honors the legacy of the man who founded SpeedNews, the aviation industry's newsletter of record, in 1979 and established its annual suppliers conference in 1987. Speed, who passed away in January 2014 at age 81, was a well-respected industry partner and touched many lives during his 60+-year tenure in the aviation industry.

For more information about the Gil Speed Award, visit http://speednews.com/commercial-aviation-industry-suppliers-conference.

ABOUT PENTON'S AVIATION WEEK NETWORK
Penton's Aviation Week Network is the largest multimedia information and services provider for the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries that has a database of 1.2 million professionals around the world. Industry professionals rely on Aviation Week for analysis, marketing and intelligence. Customers include the world's leading manufacturers, suppliers, airlines, business aviation operators, militaries, governments and other organizations that serve this global market. The product portfolio includes Aviation Week & Space Technology, AC-U-KWIK, Aircraft Blue Book, Airportdata.com, Air Charter Guide, Air Transport World, AviationWeek.com, Aviation Week Intelligence Network, Business & Commercial Aviation, ShowNews, SpeedNews, Fleet and MRO forecasts, global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) tradeshows and aerospace & defense conferences.

ABOUT PENTON
Penton drives performance for more than sixteen million professionals each and every day. They rely on us to deliver: Insights, information & workflow tools to inform critical business decisions; networking & community to engage them with industry peers & partners; and data & marketing services to advance their business performance & deliver ROI.

Penton is a growth company with a track-record of strong performance and success and is backed by its co-owners: MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP.

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