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Michael Kaplan was appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Security Officer of StandardAero in January, 2010. Kaplan is responsible for all of StandardAero’s legal and security operations. He reports directly to the President and CEO of StandardAero and is a member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team.

StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company with nearly $1.4 billion in annual revenue, specializes in engine maintenance, repair and overhaul, and nose-to-tail services that include airframe, interior refurbishments and paint for business and general aviation, air transport, and military aircraft. The company, part of the DAE Engineering division, forms a global services network of 12 primary facilities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Singapore and Australia, with an additional 14 regionally located service and support locations.

Kaplan was most recently a Shareholder with international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP where he focused on corporate law and served as outside general counsel to public and private companies in the aerospace/ defense and government services industries. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Styling Technology Corporation.

Kaplan earned his law degree from Stanford Law School and graduated with honors from the College of William & Mary.

He is a member of the National Defense Industrial Association and a Founding Board Member on the Arizona Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth.