Marcum Cronus Partners LLC is pleased to announce the success of our seventh Aerospace and Defense Breakfast Forum. The event, one in a series of events covering the sector, was held today at the Hartford Club in Hartford, Connecticut. The forum attracted a wide audience of aerospace and defense companies, as well as firms in the banking community affiliated with the industry.

Marcum Cronus Partners Managing Director Jeffrey S. Rubin and Senior Advisor Joseph H. Lubenstein presented snapshots of the financial markets and A&D sector performance. Jill Albertelli,Vice President, Procurement of Pratt & Whitney spoke on Next Generation Products and the Supply Chain.

Pratt & Whitney is the global leader in providing high quality, high accuracy, measuring instruments. With over 11,000 gaging systems installed worldwide, these high precision instruments have been providing reliable measurements in aerospace, automotive, aviation, machine tool, military/defense – U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marines, power generation, medical, telecommunications, and calibration service companies. Pratt & Whitney’s headquarters are located in Bloomfield, Connecticut.

Jill M. Albertelli provides leadership to Pratt & Whitney’s Procurement organization. She and her team are responsible for the on-time delivery and purchase of all raw materials, parts and components for Module Centers & Operations to meet on-time delivery and cost targets. Ms. Albertelli works with other UTC aerospace divisions to ensure Global Supply Chain efforts are integrated and optimized across UTC. She has held a number of positions with increasing responsibility since joining Pratt & Whitney in 1991. Most recently, Ms. Albertelli was vice president of Materials Management, where she managed the spare parts business for Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines & Global Services including sales, forecasting customer requirements, establishing MRP schedules, allocating parts and inventory management. She was instrumental in leading efforts to reduce over-due parts through rigorous process management, while making significant contributions in improving spare parts planning and forecasting accuracy. Ms. Albertelli’s previous roles have also included Director, Materials & Logistics; Director, Aftermarket Sales; and Director, Cheshire Engine Overhaul Center.

About Marcum Cronus Partners

Advising on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, sales, and private placement financings, Marcum Cronus Partners is an investment banking firm that provides financial advisory and investment banking services. The clients of the firm are publicly traded or privately owned companies that engage in middle-market transactions domestically or internationally. Winner of the Association for Corporate Growth’s 2012 Boutique Investment Bank of the Year Award, Marcum Cronus is an affiliate of Marcum LLP, one of the largest independent public accounting and advisory services firms in the U.S. (with 23 offices and more than 1,100 professionals).

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