Panasonic Avionics has named Ken Sain as its new chief executive officer.
He succeeds Hideo Nakano, who has served as Panasonic Avionics CEO since 2017 and as deputy CEO prior to that. Nakano will now serve as special advisor for Panasonic Avionics.
Sain, who most recently served as vice president of digital solutions and analytics for Boeing Global Services and as CEO of Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen, will join Panasonic Avionics on December 2.
Michael Moskowitz, chairman and CEO of Panasonic Corporation of North America, said: “We are excited to welcome Ken to the Panasonic team. “His entrepreneurial spirit and proven track record in aviation will undoubtedly accelerate Panasonic’s customer-centric innovation and the digital transformation journeys of its airline customers.”