Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 17, 1999
DAVID P. STORCH became AAR Corp.'s Chief Executive Officer October 9,
1996. Since 1989, Mr. Storch has served as President and Chief Operating
Officer of AAR, duties which he will continue to fulfill, and has served
as a member of the Company's Board of Directors. In 1978, Mr. Storch
joined AAR and began the development of the Company's engine business.
Dramatic growth in this business under his leadership led to the
formation of the Company's engine subsidiary, AAR Aircraft Turbine
Center, of which Mr. Storch was the first president. In 1987, Mr. Storch
was given the additional responsibility of leading all of the Company's
trading activities, serving as President of that group before becoming
President and COO. Mr. Storch received a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Ithaca College in 1975 and did post-graduate studies at Cornell
University. Mr. Storch is a member of the Young President's Organization
International, The Economic Club of Chicago, The Executive's Club of
Chicago, the Wings Club, and the Board of the Friends of Prentice. Profile
Mr. Storch: The company was founded in 1951 by our Chairman, Ira
Eichner. At that time the business was principally the purchasing and
resale of
