LOS ANGELES-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE:DCO) today announced that its Board of Directors elected Dean M. Flatt to the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Flatt’s appointment brings the number of directors on the Ducommun Board of Directors to eight.

Mr. Flatt has recently retired from Honeywell International where he served for twelve years, most recently as President Aerospace Project. Prior to this position, Mr. Flatt served as President Defense & Space, President Aerospace Electronic Systems, President Performance Materials and President Defense & Space Systems. Earlier, Mr. Flatt served in a variety of senior managerial positions at Hill Refrigeration, General Electric Company and as a Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy Nuclear Program.

Mr. Flatt holds an MBA from Stanford University and a BS in Mathematics from the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis.

Joseph C. Berenato, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ducommun, stated, “Dean brings to our Board of Directors strong strategic and operational skills as well as an intimate knowledge of the aerospace and defense industry. His understanding of technology and its applications, coupled with his experience driving the science to receptive markets will be a great benefit to our Company as we thrive to accelerate Ducommun’s growth in design engineered products.”

Founded in 1849, Ducommun Incorporated provides engineering and manufacturing services to the aerospace and defense industry.