David Bender
President, Crane Aerospace & Electronics Group

David Bender was named President of Crane Aerospace & Electronics in July, 2011. As president of the segment, Bender is responsible for product and service solutions, including cabin, fluid management, landing, power, microwave, microelectronics and sensing. He is located in Redmond, Washington.

Before joining Crane, Bender served at Aerojet General Corporation, a division of GenCorp, where his most recent role was Vice President of Operations. Prior to that, he worked in various roles, including assignments in engineering, defense and armaments, automotive, manufacturing, business development and quality. He also has experience in functional leadership and implementation of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Operational Excellence at all of the major locations within GenCorp.

Bender graduated from California State University, Long Beach, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He received his Masters degree in Management from Claremont University.