Esterline names new control & comms systems business marketing chief

Esterline Control & Communication Systems has selected Denise Millard as the business group's vice president for sales and marketing.

Millard's responsibilities will encompass all sales, marketing, and business development activities for Esterline's AVISTA, Korry, Mason, Palomar, and Racal Acoustics brands, which comprise the Esterline Control & Communication Systems business group. The group specializes in human-machine interface technologies, safety-critical software, and audio and data solutions for the aerospace and defense markets.

Millard joins Esterline from L3 Technologies' Avionics Product Sector, where she held roles as VP of sales and customer support at ACSS -- the L3/Thales joint venture -- and later as VP of international business development.

In addition to L3, Millard has held sales and marketing positions at Thales and Bombardier, and is also a Royal Canadian Air Force veteran. She holds a bachelor's degree from Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and certificates in avionics and electronics from the Canadian military.