Hexcel Corporation, a leading advanced composites company, has appointed Colleen Pritchett as president – aerospace, Americas. Pritchett joins Hexcel from EI du Pont de Nemours and company where she served for more than 20 years most recently as global business director and president of the electronics & imaging advanced printing business in Taiwan.

Before her last role in DuPont, Pritchett has served in a variety of other leadership roles such as the Asia Pacific director for the performance polymers business in Shanghai, global business director, strategic planning manager, Americas business manager, North America sales and distribution manager, and national accounts team sales manager, according to a media release by the company.

Pritchett has a degree in chemical engineering from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. In addition, she received training through the Harvard Business School Leadership Program and is a Six Sigma Black Belt. While at DuPont, she was the company’s global diversity and inclusion champion.

“With her leadership skills, global expertise, deep technical understanding, and commitment to customers and continuous improvement, we’re confident that Pritchett will be a great addition to our team. We look forward to her leadership as we grow and drive shareholder value through strong customer relationships, next-generation technology and operational excellence,” said Hexcel chairman, CEO and president Nick Stanage. (PC)