BE Aerospace names new CEO and new president/COO; announces additional management changes.

WELLINGTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 1996--BE Aerospace Inc. (Nasdaq-NMS:BEAV) today announced, effective April 1, 1996, the appointment of a new chief executive officer and, in a related move, named a key addition to the company's senior management team as the company's new president and chief operating officer.

BEA also confirmed a series of other recent management additions and changes.

Robert (Bob) J. Khoury, 53, has been named chief executive officer of BE Aerospace, Inc. and to the newly created position of vice chairman of the board of directors. In his new role as CEO, Bob, who was a co-founder of BEA in 1987 and who has served as president and COO since the company's inception, succeeds Amin J. Khoury, 57, the company's founder, who will remain chairman of the board.

In a related move, Paul E. Fulchino, 49, has been appointed to the position of president and chief operating officer. Fulchino has also been elected to BEA's board of directors. Fulchino brings extensive business experience to his new position in a career spanning 28 years during which he has demonstrated expertise in a cross-section of major management disciplines, both as a consultant to senior management and as a corporate executive. Fulchino began his career with Raytheon Corporation in quality management in the Missile Systems Division. He subsequently became an advanced planning consultant with Lockwood Greene Engineers, an architecture and engineering consulting firm, and later joined A.T. Kearney, Inc., a leading management consulting firm, where he focused on operational management issues. Since 1990, he served as president and vice chairman of Mercer Management Consulting, Inc., one of the world's largest international general management consulting firms. Fulchino attended the United States Military Academy, has a bachelor's degree from Boston College and an MBA with a concentration in Finance and Operations Research from Columbia University. Fulchino's notable skills include a keen understanding of manufacturing operations, customer interface and management development capabilities.

G. Bernard (Bud) Jewell, 54, has been promoted to the position of president of BEA's Seating Products Division (SPD). Prior to joining BEA in April 1992 as group vice president -- Marketing and New Product Development, Jewell was president of Burns Aerospace, a leading aircraft seating manufacturer which was acquired by BEA in January of this year.

Duane H. Woodford, 57, formerly president and CEO of Burns Aerospace, has assumed responsibilities in the newly created position of group vice president of manufacturing operations for SPD. Prior to his employment at Burns, Duane also served BEA first as president of its Litchfield, Conn. seating unit and subsequently as president of the seating products division. Duane brings 35 years of operating experience and a strong manufacturing and operations background to his new assignment.

William (Bill) Dudley, 58, has joined BEA as vice president and general manager of SPD's operations in the United Kingdom. Bill worked as vice president of operations for Fairchild-Burns from 1975 to 1985, and then as VP and general manager and subsequently president of PTC Aerospace (before its acquisition by BEA) from 1985 to 1988. He most recently served as president of the Singapore subsidiary of Dowty Aerospace Aviation Services.

In a fourth Seating Products move, Mark D. Krosney, 49, joins BEA as vice president of engineering for the division. In coming to BEA, Mark brings over 25 years of engineering and management experience at United Technologies, Johnson Controls and, most recently, general manager -- Fluid Sealing Business for the A.W. Chesterton Company. Krosney will report to the president of SPD. In his new role, Mark will oversee all research and development, product development and product engineering activities at the Division.

In commenting on the recent moves, company chairman Amin J. Khoury stated, "These moves materially strengthen BEA. As the Company's president and COO since our founding, Bob Khoury has played a significant role in our substantial growth over that period. As CEO, he will continue to be instrumental in our continued prosperity. In Paul Filchino, we have added a senior executive whose background and business experience will be key components to the successful integration of our business activities throughout BEA. Having contributed as a consultant to many of our critical strategic discussions and acquisitions over the past few years, Paul is already very familiar with the Company. Our ability to streamline the manufacturing operations throughout the Company is a critical component of our future success. We are looking to both Bud and Duane to spearhead the completion of the integration of the companies within the Seating Products Division. Duane is slated to assume corporate responsibility for our worldwide manufacturing operations when the integration and reengineering of SPD has been completed. And, last but not least, both Bill Dudley, with his extensive experience in business process reengineering, and Mark Krosney, with his wealth of technical knowledge and experience, bring skills that will enable us to continue the reorganization and integration of our Company. We heartily welcome the newcomers to BEA and wish all of these individuals great success in their new roles."

BE Aerospace, Inc. designs, manufactures, sells and services a broad line of commercial aircraft cabin interior products, including seating products, passenger entertainment and service systems, and galley structures and inserts. BE Aerospace is the world's leading supplier of cabin interior products and services, serving virtually all the world's airlines.

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