
James M. Guyette is President and Chief Executive
Officer of Rolls-Royce North America Inc. (RRNA).
In this role, Guyette oversees all Rolls-Royce
companies and business units in North America
encompassing nearly 8,000 people at more than
66 locations throughout the US and Canada. In
2007, total RRNA sales exceeded $3.9 billion.
Guyette is an executive director on the Rolls-Royce
plc board. He also serves on the boards of Rolls-Royce
North America Holdings Inc. and International
Aero Engines (IAE). Guyette is based in the
RRNA headquarters in Reston, VA. He joined Rolls-Royce
in 1997.
Previously, Guyette enjoyed a long and successful
career with United Airlines. In his more than
28 years with the carrier, Guyette held a wide
range of increasingly senior positions giving
him unparalleled breadth and depth into all
facets of airline management. Most recently,
he was Executive Vice President - Marketing
and Planning, responsible for all marketing,
sales, fleet and route planning and scheduling.
Before this, he was Executive Vice President
- Operations, accountable for all aspects of
the airline's daily operations. He also served
as Assistant to the Chairman of the Board. Additionally,
Guyette was an integral part of the team that
designed, developed and launched the Boeing
777 -- for which he earned the Aviation Week
& Space Technology Laurels Award.
Guyette is a director of priceline.com, Norwalk,
CT and the Private Bank and Trust Co., Chicago,
IL. He is a member of the Board of Directors
for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Smithsonian
Institution's National Air and Space Museum.
He is also a member of the Board of Governors
for the Flight Safety Foundation, the Aerospace
Industries Association and the Wings Club (where
he was past president). In 2007, Guyette received
the Aviation Good Scout Award from the Greater
New York Councils Boy Scouts of America.
Guyette is a former member of the National
Academy of Science Aeronautics and Space Engineering
Board. He also serves on the National Board
of Advisors for the Eiteljorg Museum of American
Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis, IN.
Guyette received a BS in Business Administration
from Saint Mary's College, Moraga, California.
Today he serves on the Board of Regents for
the College and in 2007, was named Alumnus of
the Year.
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