Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has named Swami Iyer as CEO of IAI North America, its U. S. subsidiary. Iyer will be responsible for all IAI operations in North America, including its subsidiaries Stark and ELTA North America.
“The US represents 75 percent of the global defense market for IAI. We plan to focus and grow within this market,” Harel Locker, IAI’s Chairman of the Board said. “I welcome Swami Iyer as the new CEO of IAI North America. Mr. Iyer has a wealth of experience, professional, business and managerial capabilities. I am confident he will succeed in unlocking the potential available to IAI in the US market.”