吉爾公司董事長兼首席執行官斯蒂芬·E·吉爾 (Stephen E. Gill) 榮獲第四屆年度吉爾伯特·W·斯皮德獎 (Gilbert W. Speed Award)，以表彰其在全球航空航天和國防供應鏈中的傑出領導力和協作能力。斯蒂芬·吉爾是該獎項的第四位獲獎者，該獎項由航空周刊網絡在加利福尼亞州比佛利山莊舉行的第 32 屆 SpeedNews 商業航空業供應商年度大會上頒發。
斯蒂芬 14 歲時開始在家族企業工作。他就讀於南加州大學，暑假和整個大學期間都在公司工作。 1965 年，Stephen 畢業並獲得工業管理理學學士學位，並全職加入 The Gill Corporation。
1991 年，史蒂芬 (Stephen) 出任首席執行官，執行公司發展戰略，其中包括重大設施擴建和戰略收購。公司銷售額從 1993 年的 $18 百萬增長到 2017 年的 $260 百萬。Gill Corporation 總部位於加利福尼亞州埃爾蒙特，在全球擁有 1000 多名員工。該公司獲得了眾多卓越認可，包括著名的波音年度供應商。
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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