Mike Romito
President, Aerospace Group

Michael Romito was named president of the Aerospace Group of Crane Aerospace & Electronics in April 2009. As president of the Segment’s Aerospace Group, Romito is responsible for Aerospace Group product solutions, including fluid management, landing systems, cabin, and sensing & utility systems. He is located in Burbank, California.

Before joining Crane, Romito served as a consultant to several divisions of Alliant Techsystems, Inc. His responsibilities included refining the strategic plan and helping the organizations focus on commercial business development and improved customer service. Prior to working with Alliant Techsystems, Romito spent a large portion of his career with Parker Hannifin Corporation, most recently as Group Vice President, Marketing and Customer Support. During his tenure at Parker Hannifin, Romito also held the positions of Group Vice President, Customer Support; General Manager, Control Systems Division–Commercial, and Controller of the Control Systems Division. Prior to joining Parker Hannifin, Romito was the Controller, Subsystems Group at Digital Equipment Corporation and also held various positions in program management, operations and accounting at TRW Incorporated.

Romito obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Management from the United States Air Force Academy and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

David Bender
President, Electronics Group

David Bender was named President of the Electronics Group of Crane Aerospace & Electronics in December, 2005. As president of the segment’s Electronics Group, Bender is responsible for Electronics Group product and service solutions, including power, microwave, microelectronics and electronics manufacturing services. He is located in Redmond, Washington.

Before joining Crane, Bender served at Aerojet General Corporation, a division of GenCorp, where his most recent role was Vice President of Operations. Prior to that, he worked in various roles, including assignments in engineering, defense and armaments, automotive, manufacturing, business development and quality. He also has experience in functional leadership and implementation of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Operational Excellence at all of the major locations within GenCorp.

Bender graduated from California State University, Long Beach, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He received his Masters degree in Management from Claremont University.