William Fitzgerald, A., retired vice president and general manager, Commercial Engines Operation for GE Aviation
Bill Fitzgerald is the retired vice president and general manager, Commercial Engines Operation for GE Aviation. In this role, he was responsible for all commercial jet engine products and global support. Fitzgerald began his career at GE Aviation in 1983 as a member of the Manufacturing Development Program. He held several technical and operational leadership positions within supply chain in Lynn, MA, through 1997. In 1998, Fitzgerald joined engine services as the Cincinnati component repair leader and assumed the position of managing director for the European Engines Services operation in Cardiff, Wales, in January 2000. In February 2001, Fitzgerald was named general manager, global supply chain at GE Transportation Systems in Erie, PA. In 2003, he became vice president and general manager of Global Engine Service Operations. In December 2008, Fitzgerald was named vice president and general manager of Assembly, Test and Overhaul. In this role, he worked to bring the manufacturing and services sites together into a single organization to share best practices and processes. In September 2010, he was named vice president and general manager of the GEnx product line, which is the fastest selling jet engine in GE’s history. Mr. Fitzgerald holds a mechanical engineering degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a master’s degree in manufacturing engineering from Boston University. He is also a graduate of GE's Advanced Manufacturing course. He is currently serving on the Board of Trustees for Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and is Vice Chair of the March of Dimes Board.