AAE alum Fernando de Caralt has been named Chief Executive Officer of BRS Aerospace, the world's leading designer and manufacturer of whole aircraft parachute systems.

Caralt holds a MBA from the IESE Business School at the University of Navarra's Madrid campus, and a BS in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue.

He has been with BRS Aerospace for the past five years, previously serving as Senior Vice President of Engineering for the company, based in South St. Paul, Minn.

Prior to that, Caralt served the industry in a number of senior leadership positions. He started his career as an aerodynamics engineer for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.