About

Shawn is a former GE executive in a career that spanned 33 years.  His career began as a Field Service Engineer working with airlines throughout South America, Australia and the South Pacific.  In 1994, he was accepted into GE’s highly selective Global Marketing & Sales Leadership program.  Upon graduation, Shawn progressed through a number of roles at GE including 6-SIGMA Master Blackbelt and marketing roles driving strategy for commercial, business aviation and military programs. In 2008, Shawn was promoted to Chief Marketing Officer where he was instrumental in the creation of GE’s Business & General Aviation division and the launch of multiple products including GE’s Passport, Catalyst and Affinity engines.  At the time of his retirement from GE, Shawn was responsible for marketing, branding and strategy for a $2B business that spanned business & general aviation, propellers, aviation components, services and electrical power systems.