Triumph Group, Inc. (NYSE:TGI) today announced that M. David Kornblatt has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective June 1, 2007. Mr. Kornblatt succeeds John R. Bartholdson, who has retired.<br /><br />Prior to joining Triumph, Mr. Kornblatt most recently served as Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Carpenter Technology Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of specialty alloys and various engineered products. From 2003-2005, he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at York International, prior to its acquisition by Johnson Controls in December 2005, and was the Director of Taxes-Europe for The Gillette Company in London, England for three years.<br /><br />Mr. Kornblatt is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Drexel University.<br /><br />Richard C. Ill, Triumph's President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "I am excited to have Dave join the Triumph senior management team. His demonstrated strengths as a financial executive combined with his international experience will enable Dave to play a significant leadership role in our organization."<br /><br />Triumph Group, Inc., headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania, designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs and overhauls aircraft components and accessories. The company serves a broad, worldwide spectrum of the aviation industry, including original equipment manufacturers of commercial, regional, business and military aircraft and aircraft components, as well as commercial and regional airlines and air cargo carriers.