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Boeing Defense, Space & Security

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St. Louis, MO 63166



GUSTAVO M. URZUA (GUS)

Vice President

INTEGRATED LOGISTICS C-17 GSP

GLOBAL SERVICES & SUPPORT

BOEING DEFENSE, SPACE & SECURITY

|[pic] | |GUSTAVO M. (GUS) URZUA IS VICE PRESIDENT & PROGRAM MANAGER OF C-17 GLOBEMASTER III SUSTAINMENT PARTNERSHIP (GSP), A SUB-DIVISION OF THE GLOBAL SERVICES & SUPPORT BUSINESS UNIT WITHIN BOEING DEFENSE, SPACE & SECURITY. THE GSP PROGRAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THE AIR FORCE WITH VALUE ADDED SERVICES AND INNOVATIVE SUSTAINMENT SOLUTIONS. HIS ROLE FOCUSES ON AIRCRAFT READINESS AND AFTER-DELIVERY SUPPORT THROUGH PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS CONTRACTS, INNOVATIVE SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT, INDUSTRY-LEADING ENGINEERING SERVICES AND PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. AS VP/PM, MR. URZUA OVERSEES PROFIT AND LOSS FOR C-17 GSP WITH OPERATIONAL SITES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Prior to Boeing, Mr. Urzua served six (6) years in the United States Navy, where he worked as an Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor. Since joining the Company, Gus has held numerous leadership positions focused on Logistics, including Support Equipment, Project Management, Proposals, Depot Activation and Support Integration. In 1999, he was assigned as the C-17 Flexible Sustainment Program Manager, now GSP, and was promoted to Vice President in May of 2005. Mr. Urzua’s accomplishments extend across 30 years of experience within the aerospace industry.

In July 2010, Mr. Urzua relocated from Boeing’s C-17 GSP program office headquarters in Long Beach, Calif., to Warner Robins Ga. with his U.S. Air Force partners, to jointly stand-up the C-17 sustainment Combined Program Office at Robins AFB.

Mr. Urzua holds a Bachelor’s degree in Aviation Management from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and completed his Executive Master’s degree from Pepperdine University in California. He is a native of Santiago, Chile and speaks fluent Spanish. Currently, Mr. Urzua serves on the Board of Directors for the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., and is an Executive Sponsor to the Boeing Employees Hispanic Network.

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Contact:

Lori Moore

Boeing Communications

Office: 314-777-0709

Mobile: 314-614-8915

Lori.j.moore@

May 2011

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