Dawne Hickton
American business executive (born 1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dawne Eileen Sepanski Hickton (born November 2, 1957) is an American business executive. She is the chief operating officer and president of the aerospace, technology and nuclear businesses of the Jacobs Engineering Group.[3] Before that, she was CEO of Pittsburgh-based RTI International Metals.[4][5][6]
Dawne Hickton | |
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Born | (1957-11-02) November 2, 1957 (age 66) |
Nationality | American |
Education | Pitt (Law School) JD (1983) |
Alma mater | University of Rochester (1979) |
Occupation(s) | Business executive Law professor |
Years active | 29+ |
Employer | RTI |
Spouse | David Hickton |
Awards | Crohn's & Colitis Foundation[1][2] |
Hickton is one of the few women business leaders to manage a large publicly traded firm.[7] In 2011-2012, she pursued numerous acquisitions to grow RTI into an end-to-end supplier of titanium components for clients such as Boeing and Airbus,[8][9][10][11] and for making components for the military aircraft such as the Joint Strike Fighter.[12] She pursued a strategy of buying specialty firms such as Remmele Engineering,[11][13][14][15] the Forming Division of Aeromet,[16][17] and others as part of a program of vertical integration.[17] In March, 2015, RTI International Metals, Inc. was acquired by Alcoa in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at $1.5 billion.[18]