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Mary Anne Cannon is Pratt & Whitney's vice president West Palm Beach, Florida Site and Development Operations. Mary Anne is responsible for oversight and leadership of the West Palm Beach campus, inclusive of anticipated growth and leads the Development Operations organization across all Pratt & Whitney sites, encompassing Engine Assembly, Instrumentation & Test Operations. She is responsible for meeting Engine Assembly, Instrumentation & Test-related customer requirements in the areas of cost, quality, schedule and delivery, as well as developing organizational talent. Prior to this role Mary Anne was vice president Commercial Programs and was responsible for developing and managing the product line life-cycle strategies and ensuring customer requirements were met.
Cannon has 30 years of experience at Pratt & Whitney across the Engineering, Quality, Operations and Programs organizations. She served as Pratt & Whitney's vice president of Environment, Health and Safety, where she was responsible for the continued development and administration of Pratt & Whitney’s environment, health and safety programs, policies and practices worldwide as well as ensuring compliance with corporate, federal and state requirements.
Prior to this role, Cannon was vice president Quality & EH&S responsible for quality assurance and product integrity and Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) continuous improvement activities. Prior to joining Pratt & Whitney in 1989 at the West Palm Beach location, Cannon started her career at Grumman Aerospace Corp. She earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1986.
Mary Anne is passionate about supporting women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) roles. She devotes her time to mentoring young women. Mary Anne is a lifetime member of AWAM (Association of Women in Aviation Maintenance) and a 20 year member of Women in Aviation, International.
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