Textron Aviation named Brian Rohloff as its next president and CEO, effective Aug. 31, 2026, succeeding Ron Draper who is retiring after more than 27 years with the company, including eight years at the helm of Textron Aviation.
Rohloff, who has spent 29 years at Textron Aviation, most recently served as senior vice president of Customer Support. His prior roles include vice president of Quality, vice president of Sales, senior product director for the Citation XLS+ and Citation X, and director of Paint Operations. He holds a degree from Wichita State University.
Lisa Atherton, president and CEO of Textron Inc., said Rohloff is a proven leader with deep operational and customer expertise. “Throughout his career, Brian has demonstrated strong leadership across multiple functions and has built trusted relationships with employees, customers, and suppliers,” she said.
Draper’s retirement follows a tenure marked by leadership across Textron’s aviation segment, which operates under the Cessna, Beechcraft, and Bell brands among others. Textron Inc. is a diversified industrial conglomerate with operations in aircraft, defense, industrial, and finance, listed on the NYSE under the ticker TXT.
