Becker Avionics Announces New Business Development VP

Becker Avionics Announces New Business Development VP

7-Aug-2015 Source: Becker Avionics

Becker Avionics GmbH is pleased to announce that Forrest Colliver has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development for the Becker Group. In this new role, Mr. Colliver will lead Becker’s strategic initiatives and will oversee development of the company’s product roadmap and partner relationships. He will also guide the company’s product evolution for support of air transport aircraft and will direct the company’s participation in aeronautical industry forums and task groups.

Mr. Colliver joins Becker Avionics from Innovative Solutions & Support where he led the commercial avionics sales and business development team as Vice President of Business Development.  Mr. Colliver previously served as Program Manager for Aviation Research at the MITRE Corporation in Washington, D.C., a U.S. government Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC).

Prior to joining the MITRE Corporation in 2010, Mr. Colliver was the Director of Business Development, Commercial Aircraft Solutions at Thales S.A. in Toulouse, France. In this role he led sales and business development teams, drove new product strategy and developed new business and partnership opportunities in the civil aviation domain.  Mr. Colliver has also served as Vice President of Business Development for EMS Technologies (now part of Honeywell Aerospace) and as Director of Business Development for Sensis Corporation (now part of Saab Aerospace).

Mr. Colliver has been honored with the FAA’s Award for Achievement in Technical Excellence and has received the MITRE Corporation’s Awards for Industry/Government Team Leadership and for Excellence in User Engagement. Mr. Colliver has been engaged in speaking at numerous conferences and symposia throughout his career.

Mr. Colliver holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University as well as an MBA from East Tennessee State University.

About Becker Avionics

For nearly 60 years, Becker Avionics has developed, manufactured and distributed high-tech communication, navigation, surveillance and search and rescue equipment for airborne and ground applications. Becker is a leader in digital avionics technology, setting the standard in customer-centric, state-of-the-art airborne and ground-based solutions.

Becker has proudly provided world class products for general aviation, ATC, law enforcement, military and OEM organizations including Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, Bell Helicopter, BAE Systems (British Aerospace), ATR, CASA, RUAG, Xi’an Aircraft Corporation, AgustaWestland, Pilatus Aircraft, German Air Force, Navy and Army, German Border Patrol, German Police, Austrian Army and Police, Swiss Air Force, Dutch Police, Security Civil, Irish Air Corps, Egyptian Navy, Indonesian Navy, Portuguese Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and U.S. Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol.

For more information visit  www.beckerusa.com or www.becker-avionics.com

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