{{short description|American executive|bot = PearBOT 5}} {{infobox person | name = Doug Kitani | image = | birth_name = Douglas Lester Kitani<ref name=WPAG/> | education = Emory University<br>United States Military Academy | occupation = CEO Erickson Inc. | term = September 2017–present }}
'''Doug Kitani''' is an American executive currently working as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for aerospace manufacturing and aviation service provider Erickson Inc.
== Career == Kitani earned his BS degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1993 and an MBA degree in finance from Goizueta Business School at Emory University.<ref name=WPAG>{{cite web |url=https://www.westpointaog.org/FindaGradDisplay?reid=zlnkzzVT99a05aV%2bCCkl1A%3d%3d&bbsys=0&bbrt=0 |title=Douglas Lester Kitani |publisher=West Point Association of Graduates |access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="Mehta">{{cite web |url=https://blog.executivebiz.com/2015/06/executive-profile-doug-kitani-ceo-of-iap/|title=Executive Profile: Doug Kitani, CEO of IAP|last=Mehta |first=Neel |date=10 June 2015 |website=ExecutiveBiz |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> He completed 11 years of active and reserve service in the United States Army. He served as a helicopter pilot and officer qualified to fly Bell UH-1 Iroquois, OH-58 Kiowa Warrior, and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.govconwire.com/2017/09/iap-dyncorp-vet-doug-kitani-joins-erickson-as-ceo/|title=IAP,DynCorp Vet Doug Kitani Joins Erickson as CEO |last=Nicholas |first=Scott |date=1 September 2017 |website=GovConWire |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref>
Following his service, Kitani went on to working in finance and private equity. He began his career at GE Capital, the finance division of General Electric.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spoke.com/people/douglas-kitani-3e1429c09e597c100883173f |title= Douglas Kitani |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= June 12, 2011 |website=Spoke |access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref> Following his time at GE Capital he was a Principal and Senior Direct Investment Professional of the Quadrant Capital Group. He moved on to hold investment banking positions at JP Morgan H&Q as well as SG Cowen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spoke.com/people/douglas-kitani-3e1429c09e597c100883173f |title= Douglas Kitani |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= June 12, 2011 |website=Spoke |access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref> In 2003 he became Director of Alternative Investments at Fortune 500 company Honeywell International. He oversaw Honeywell's $23 billion pension fund and was responsible for the $1 billion alternative asset investment program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spoke.com/people/douglas-kitani-3e1429c09e597c100883173f |title= Douglas Kitani |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= June 12, 2011 |website=Spoke |access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref> Following his time at Honeywell Kitani co-founded his own private equity firm, Calder Capital Partners, with backing from Allied Capital and Goldman Sachs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mailtribune.com/business/west-point-grad-named-erickson-ceo |title=West Point grad named Erickson CEO |last=Stiles |first=Greg |date=August 31, 2017 |website=Mail Tribune |access-date=March 26, 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
After working at General Partner at Calder Capital Partners Kitani transitioned into the defense contractor and aerospace industry when he accepted a position to lead mergers and acquisitions at DynCorp International.<ref name="The Oregonian">{{cite web |url= https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2017/09/west_point_grad_named_erickson.html |title=Erickson taps West Point grad Doug Kitani for CEO |website= Oregon Live |date=4 September 2017 |publisher=The Oregonian |access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref> Following that he spent a year as Executive Vice President and Chief Finance Officer at Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) before returning to DynCorp as Head of Portfolio Strategies for Aerospace and Defense.<ref name="Mehta"/><ref name="The Oregonian"/> He went on to become CEO of IAP Worldwide Services.
In 2017 Kitani became CEO of Erickson Inc.<ref name="The Oregonian"/> Erickson then began a partnership with Ramco Aviation software to improve their MRO operations and delivered two newly manufactured S-64 Air Crane helicopters to the Korea Forest Service.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2019/07/04/erickson-selects-ramco-aviation/ |title=Erickson selects Ramco Aviation |author=Steve Brooks |date=July 4, 2019 |website=Enterprise Times |publisher= Enterprise Times |access-date= April 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/s-64-air-crane-helicopter-headed-to-south-korea-300965915.html |title=S-64 Air Crane Helicopter Headed to South Korea |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=December 22, 2019 |website=Cision PR Newswire |access-date= April 14, 2020}}</ref><ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/erickson-completes-2019-delivery-for-the-korean-forest-service-300978719.html |title=Erickson Completes 2019 Delivery for The Korean Forest Service |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=December 22, 2019 |website=Cision PR Newswire |access-date= April 14, 2020}} </ref> Also during Kitani's tenure Erickson announced a new line of Air Crane helicopters, the S-64F+, an agreement with Sikorsky focused on developing nighttime firefighting technology, and that the FAA had certified the designs for new composite main rotor blades.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aerialfiremag.com/erickson-incorporated-sikorsky-sign-development-agreement-to-tackle-the-future-of-firefighting/ |title=Erickson & Sikorsky Sign Development Agreement to Tackle the Future of Firefighting |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=December 22, 2019 |website=Aerial Fire |access-date= April 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aviationpros.com/aircraft/rotorcraft/press-release/21127921/erickson-incorporated-erickson-debuts-composite-main-rotor-blades |title=Erickson Debuts Composite Main Rotor Blades |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=March 3, 2020 |website=AviationPros |access-date= April 14, 2020}}</ref>
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