MD Names Vehlow President

Lynn Tilton, CEO of MD Helicopters, has named Charles Vehlow president of the Mesa, Ariz.-based manufacturer. Vehlow will also retain his post as CEO of the Patriarch Aerospace Platform, a unit of the New York investment firm that Tilton controls and that owns MD. “The wisdom, experience and leadership that Chuck has demonstrated made him the natural choice for this job, which will include much of the day-to-day leadership,” Tilton said. She had been running the company for much of the time since replacing top management at the end of last year. Vehlow is a former vice president and general manager for the Boeing Helicopter Div. as well as vice president of the Apache program. More