Leduc to take over Pratt & Whitney

United Technologies said Thursday that Robert Leduc will be president of Pratt & Whitney, succeeding Paul Adams.

Adams, who has spent 17 years at Pratt & Whitney, will retire at the end of February, the company said.

Leduc most recently served as president of Sikorsky Aircraft. In his 35 years at UTC, he has also been chief operating officer of Pratt & Whitney and president of Boeing programs and the space systems business at UTC Aerospace Systems.