B/E Aerospace Announces Appointment Of Two New Directors And Retirement Of One Director

B/E Aerospace (Nasdaq: BEAV), the world’s leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin interior products and the world’s leading distributor of aerospace fasteners and consumables, today announced the appointment of Michael F. Senft and John T. Whates to its Board of Directors. The Company also announced today that Arthur E. Wegner retired from the Board of Directors for health reasons, effective February 29, 2012.

Mr. Senft is currently a Managing Director of Moelis & Company, where he provides strategic advisory services to clients in a variety of industries, including the Metals and Mining, Food, and Industrials sectors. Mr. Senft has almost 30 years of experience as an investment banker, including prior roles as Global Head of Leveraged Finance at CIBC, and Global Co-Head of Leveraged Finance at Merrill Lynch. Mr. Senft is also President of Crucible Associates LLC, a private investment vehicle he founded in 2009. From 2008 to 2010, Mr. Senft served on the Board of Directors of Moly Mines Ltd, a development stage mining company publicly listed on the Australian and Toronto stock exchanges. Mr. Senft holds a BA in Economics from Princeton University, and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Mr. Whates has been an independent tax advisor and involved in venture capital and private investing since 2005. He is Chairman of the Board of Dynamic Healthcare Systems, Inc., a company that provides enterprise technology software solutions to healthcare organizations. Previously, Mr. Whates was a tax partner in several of the largest public accounting firms, most recently leading the High Technology Group Tax Practice of Deloitte LLP in Orange County, California. He has extensive experience working with public companies in the fields of tax, equity financing and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Whates is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Southwestern University School of Law and Golden Gate University.

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