Joseph E. Haniford
Vice President and General Manager, Aerospace Airfoils

Joe Haniford, vice president and general manager, Aerospace Airfoils, Alcoa Power and Propulsion, is responsible for all aspects—from account management to production—of the aerospace turbine engine business. Most recently, he served as vice president, global manufacturing, encompassing aerospace and industrial gas turbine products, structural products, and specialty products. He also led Alcoa Forged and Cast Products, from 2003 to 2009, as vice president and general manager.
 
Joe joined Alcoa in 1980 as a mechanical engineer at the company’s Warrick, Indiana operations. Since then, he has held various positions with increasing levels of responsibility in the company’s Primary Metals and the Rigid Packaging Division and Alcoa Forged and Cast Products.

In 1996, Joe was named to general manager of Alcoa’s KAAL Australia facility in Yennora, NSW, a joint venture between Kobe Steel and Alcoa. In January 1998, he assumed the position of manufacturing manager for Tennessee and Warrick Operations; in August 2000, he was appointed vice president of Sales for the Rigid Packaging Division; and in May 2001, he was named vice president and general manager of Tennessee Operations. Joe was appointed to his current position in January 2011.

A native of Veedersburg, Indiana, Joe earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology located in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1980. He is a registered professional engineer. In 2000, he was named Distinguished Young Alumni by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Joseph E. Haniford


Alcoa Power and Propulsion Leadership Team


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