Textron names Maldonado president and CEO of Bell

By John Liang / October 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM

Textron announced today that Danny Maldonado has been named president and CEO of the company's Bell segment.

Maldonado, currently Bell’s chief commercial officer, will succeed Lisa Atherton, who was recently appointed as president and CEO of Textron Inc., according to the announcement.

Both will start their new jobs on Jan. 4, 2026.

Prior to his role as CCO, Maldonado led Textron Financial Corp. as president and CEO for nine years and before that, he was Bell’s executive vice president of sales and marketing.

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