吉尔公司董事长兼首席执行官斯蒂芬·E·吉尔 (Stephen E. Gill) 荣获第四届年度吉尔伯特·W·斯皮德奖 (Gilbert W. Speed Award)，以表彰其在全球航空航天和国防供应链中的杰出领导力和协作能力。斯蒂芬·吉尔是该奖项的第四位获奖者，该奖项由航空周刊网络在加利福尼亚州比佛利山庄举行的第 32 届 SpeedNews 商业航空业供应商年度大会上颁发。
斯蒂芬 14 岁时开始在家族企业工作。他就读于南加州大学，暑假和整个大学期间都在公司工作。 1965 年，Stephen 毕业并获得工业管理理学学士学位，并全职加入 The Gill Corporation。
1991 年，史蒂芬 (Stephen) 出任首席执行官，执行公司发展战略，其中包括重大设施扩建和战略收购。公司销售额从 1993 年的 $18 百万增长到 2017 年的 $260 百万。Gill Corporation 总部位于加利福尼亚州埃尔蒙特，在全球拥有 1000 多名员工。该公司获得了众多卓越认可，包括著名的波音年度供应商。
Stephen exemplifies the qualities we remember in Gil Speed in terms of innovation and a customer-first leadership style,” said Greg Hamilton, President of Aviation Week Network. “He also has inspired and mentored so many of today’s best in science, engineering, manufacturing and operations.”
“I am truly honored to receive this recognition in an industry that’s been my life’s work,” said Stephen Gill. “Gil Speed and I shared a common passion for commercial aviation. Gil was a friend, trusted advisor and contributed greatly to the success of The Gill Corporation. I am proud that SpeedNews and the Gil Speed family have selected me for this prestigious award and appreciate the opportunity to express my gratitude to my colleagues and family for their support throughout my 60+ year career.”
The Gilbert W. Speed Award honors the legacy of the man who founded SpeedNews, the aviation industry’s newsletter of record, in 1979 and established its annual suppliers Conference in 1987.
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