Kaman Corp.(NYSE: KAMN), Bloomfield, CT, announced that Robert D. Starr, 45, has been appointed senior vice president and CFO effective July 1, upon the retirement of William C. Denninger June 30.
Starr, who joined the company in 2009, currently serves as vice president and treasurer. His responsibilities have included management and oversight of the company’s treasury department, banking relationships, capital market transactions and investment management of the assets of the company’s tax-qualified retirement plans.
Prior to joining Kaman, Starr was employed by Crane Co. (NYSE: CR) of Stamford, CT, a $2.6 billion diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products, where he served as assistant treasurer. He also previously served as managing director, corporate finance at Aetna Inc. of Hartford, CT, and as director, capital markets and risk management at Fisher Scientific International Inc. of Hampton, NH. Starr also was an associate at both Salomon Smith Barney in New York and Chase Securities, Inc. in New York and Singapore.