BURLINGTON, Mass. - CIRCOR announced that Tony Najjar recently accepted the role of chief operating officer (COO) and was named Interim President and CEO in January. 

Najjar joined CIRCOR in 2015 as vice president of sales and marketing for the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) group. Since 2018, he has served as the A&D group president. Prior to that, he served as vice president and general manager of the Aerospace & Defense business.

He has spent more than 35 years in the Aerospace & Defense industry, serving in engineering, sales, and general management roles.