BELLEVUE, Wash.—Stephen E. Barton has been named group vice president by Esterline Technologies Corp.
Most recently he was president of the Advanced Aerospace Elastomer operation of the manufacturer of aerospace and defense products. He now is in charge of half of Esterline´s principal operating subsidiaries.
Barton joined Esterline in 1998, after spending seven years in executive positions with Schlegel Corp. Before that he worked for 13 years at Firestone.