Thommen Aircraft Equipment brought in Daniel Grosch to serve as the Swiss company’s CEO.  Grosch joins the aircraft instrument provider with 15 years of aerospace and defense experience, including serving as a company director and director of business development for MSI Defence Systems, as well as v-p of global sales for Arktis Radiation Detectors. His background also includes management positions with L-3 Communications and Bruhn NewTech.

Thommen credited Grosch’s record of sales achievements, new business development, and growing revenue streams for positioning him to help the company as it adjusts to the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting operational challenges. “With strong analytical, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, he has led teams to achieve record levels of business,” said the company, which produces mission equipment, displays, air data computers, altimeters, digital clocks, and chronographs for helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and drones.