Kaman appointed Carroll K. Lane senior vice president of Kaman and president of its air vehicles and precision products divisions.

Lane joined Kaman from Pratt & Whitney, where he was the president of commercial engines and led the development, program management and aftermarket operations of the company’s portfolio of large commercial engines. He will succeed Darlene Smith, who is retiring at the end of the year.

Lane has expertise in P&L management, strategic planning and investor relations and spent close to a decade at United Technologies Corporation (UTC), now Raytheon Technologies. Lane served in positions of increasing responsibility with UTC, including vice president of investor relations, vice president of Pratt & Whitney’s commercial engines aftermarket organization and as a corporate strategy executive. Before joining UTC, Lane was a director with CSP Associates, an aerospace and defense advisory firm in Cambridge, MA.

“Carroll’s strong leadership, track record and expertise within the aerospace and defense industries uniquely positions him to lead our air vehicles and precision products businesses as we look toward executing on the key growth strategies for our precision products and air vehicles businesses.” Ian K. Walsh, president and CEO of Kaman, said. “We are delighted to have Carroll join our leadership team and I look forward to working with him as we continue to position our precision products and new autonomous flight systems capabilities to be best in class for our warfighters and commercial customers around the world.”