New Honeywell president is chosen for Kansas City plant

John Ricciardelli is the new president of Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies in Kansas City, succeeding Chris Gentile, who retired in March.

Ricciardelli will lead the plant at 14520 Botts Road, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Kansas City National Security Campus, which produces non-nuclear parts for nuclear weaponry.

Ricciardelli has spent 32 years in the aerospace industry. He previously was Honeywell’s program director for the Airbus A350XWB program.

This story was originally published April 13, 2016 at 4:17 PM with the headline "New Honeywell president is chosen for Kansas City plant."