Press release
Honeywell Announces CEO and Board Chair for Aerospace Spin-off
Jim Currier to serve as President and CEO and Craig Arnold to serve as Chairman of the Board Independent company will be one of the largest publicly listed
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n Jim Currier to serve as President and CEO and Craig Arnold to serve as Chairman of the Board \n \n \n Independent company will be one of the largest publicly listed pure-play aerospace suppliers \n \n \n Honeywell Aerospace spin-off remains on track for completion in H2 2026\n \n \n \n CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) today announced the appointment of Jim Currier as President and Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell Aerospace, which will become an independent, publicly traded company following its planned spin-off expected to be completed in the second half of 2026. Honeywell also announced that Craig Arnold has been selected to serve as Chairman of the Honeywell Aerospace Board of Directors.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Arnold will assume his role as non-executive Board Chair upon the completion of Honeywell Aerospace's planned spin-off from Honeywell. In the interim, he will serve on Honeywell's Board of Directors effective immediately.\n As a standalone company, Honeywell Aerospace will be one of the largest publicly listed pure-play aerospace suppliers, with more than $15 billion in 2024 sales1. With leading positions in propulsion, cockpit and navigation systems and auxiliary power, Honeywell Aerospace's technology is featured on virtually every commercial and defense aircraft platform worldwide, making it uniquely positioned to capitalize on long-term growth trends. The independent company will be headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.\n \"Together, Jim and Craig bring extensive leadership experience and complementary industry expertise across aerospace and industrial operations that make them the ideal fit to lead Honeywell Aerospace in this new chapter,\" said Vimal Kapur, Chairman and CEO of Honeywell. \"As a pure-play aerospace supplier with a highly focused leadership team, Honeywell Aerospace will not only have greater flexibility to advance innovative new technologies but also to sharpen its strategic focus and optimize capital allocation as it delivers for stakeholders while continuing to shape the future of aviation.\"\n Currier has served as the President and CEO of the Honeywell Aerospace Technologies business since 2023. Previously, he spent nearly two decades in senior roles across the globe at Honeywell, including as President of the Electronic Solutions business, President o...