Mauro Kern

Biography

Mr. Mauro Kern, Jr. has been Chief Operating Officer at Embraer SA since January 2015 and serves as its Executive Vice President. Mr. Kern served as Executive Vice President of Operations at Embraer SA and served as its Executive Vice President of Engineering and Technology since April 2011. Mr. Kern served as Executive Vice-President of Airline Market at Embraer SA since April 26, 2007 and served as its Vice President of Programs since July 2005. He served as Executive Vice-President for New Programs Airline Market at Embraer SA from April 2010 to April 2011. He joined Embraer in 1982 as a System Engineer and he worked on the landing gear project of the military aircraft AMX. In 1984, he joined Embraer's Equipment Division (EDE), a company specialized in landing gear and hydraulic equipment. Mr. Kern worked for 11 years in different departments of Embraer, including engineering, marketing, sales and customer support. In 1999, he joined the Program Management Office of the Embraer 170/190 program as its Chief Engineer and Program Manager. In April 2004, he was appointed the Senior General Manager of the EMBRAER 170/190 program. Mr. Kern holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from the University of Rio Grande do Sul.

Research Interest

Business and Management