Dawne Hickton

Dawne Hickton
Born (1957-11-02) November 2, 1957 (age 67)
NationalityAmerican
EducationPitt (Law School) JD (1983)
Alma materUniversity of Rochester (1979)
Occupation(s)Business executive
Law professor
Years active29+
EmployerRTI
SpouseDavid Hickton
AwardsCrohn's & Colitis Foundation[1][2]

Dawne Eileen Sepanski Hickton (born November 2, 1957) is an American business executive. She is the chief operating officer and president of the aerospace, technology and nuclear businesses of the Jacobs Engineering Group.[3] Before that, she was CEO of Pittsburgh-based RTI International Metals.[4][5][6]

Hickton is one of the few women business leaders to manage a large publicly traded firm.[7] In 2011-2012, she pursued numerous acquisitions to grow RTI into an end-to-end supplier of titanium components for clients such as Boeing and Airbus,[8][9][10][11] and for making components for the military aircraft such as the Joint Strike Fighter.[12] She pursued a strategy of buying specialty firms such as Remmele Engineering,[11][13][14][15] the Forming Division of Aeromet,[16][17] and others as part of a program of vertical integration.[17] In March, 2015, RTI International Metals, Inc. was acquired by Alcoa in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at $1.5 billion.[18]

  1. ^ Marylynn Uricchio (2011-05-24). "Crohn Colitis Foundation luncheon held at Fairmont Pittsburgh Hotel". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  2. ^ "Health Happenings". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2012-02-24.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Jane Edwards, May 3, 2019, GovConWire, Dawne Hickton to Succeed Terry Hagen as COO of Jacobs’ Aerospace, Tech & Nuclear Business, Retrieved July 20, 2019
  4. ^ staff and wire reports (August 4, 2010). "Business news briefs". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  5. ^ "Speaker Biographies". Titanium 2011 Conference -- San Diego, California. October 5, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  6. ^ University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business, Dawne S. Hickton, Retrieved July 20, 2017
  7. ^ Susan Chira, July 21, 2017, The New York Times, Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were: It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers., Retrieved July 21, 2017
  8. ^ Len Boselovi (February 1, 2011). "RTI trims quarterly loss, posts full-year profit". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  9. ^ Len Boselovic (May 3, 2011). "Profits fall at RTI International Metals". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  10. ^ Teresa Lindeman (February 7, 2012). "Metals company posts small quarterly profit". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  11. ^ a b Len Boselovic (2012-01-11). "Acquisition boosts Moons RTI Metals". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
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  13. ^ DOW JONES NEWSWIRES (January 10, 2012). "RTI To Buy Remmele Engineering For $182.5M". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  14. ^ Len Boselovic (2012-01-10). "RTI acquires Remmele Engineering for cash and debt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  15. ^ "RTI Completes Remmele Acquisition to Expand Downstream Opportunities". The New York Times. February 13, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  16. ^ Paul J. Gough (October 18, 2011). "RTI to acquire UK titanium forming firm". Pittsburgh Business Times. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  17. ^ a b Business Wire (October 18, 2011). "RTI Announces Agreement to Acquire Titanium Forming Division of Aeromet International PLC". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2012-02-24. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  18. ^ March 9, 2015, Alcoa News Room, Alcoa to Acquire RTI International Metals, Boosting Value-Add, Multi-Material Aerospace Portfolio, Retrieved July 20, 2017, "...Alcoa will purchase RTI in a stock-for-stock transaction with an enterprise value of $1.5 billion.."