Marshall O. Larsen has served as the Chief Executive Officer since April 2003, President since February 2002, Chairman of the Board of Goodrich Corporation

Goodrich Corporation

The Goodrich Corporation , formerly the B.F. Goodrich Company, is an American aerospace manufacturing company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in Akron, Ohio in 1870 as Goodrich, Tew & Co. by Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich. The company name was changed to the "B.F...

 since October 2003. He joined the company in 1977 as an Operations Analyst. Since then, he had served in various positions at the company, including Director of Planning and Analysis, Director of Product Marketing, Assistant to the President, and General Manager of many segments of the company's aerospace business. In 1994, he was elected to be the Vice President of Goodrich and Group Vice President of Goodrich Aerospace. By 1995, he was the Executive Vice President, President and Chief Operating Officer of the aerospace division.

In addition to his service at Goodrich Corporation, he also serves as the Chairman of Charlotte Regional Partnership, Vice Chairman and Director of BFGoodrich Aerospace, and a Director of Lowes Companies, Inc. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of Aerospace Industries Association and General Aviation Manufacturers Association.

Education

Mr. Larson attended the U.S. Military Academy and graduated with a B.S. degree in 1970. He also attended graduate school

Graduate school

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 at Purdue University

Purdue University

Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...

 and graduated with a M.S. degree in 1977.

Compensation

While CEO of Goodrich Aerospace in 2009, Marshall O. Larsen earned a total compensation of $6,088,533, which included a base salary of $1,100,000, a cash bonus of $1,492,812, stocks granted of $2,251,200, options granted of $1,015,350, and other compensation of $229,171.