Carol Marinello
Corporate Secretary
An accomplished leader with proven skills in developing M&A strategies, shaping effective theses, and building robust deal pipelines. She excels at the identification, assessment, and integration of transactions. With a proven track record of identifying value creation opportunities across diverse businesses, public and private, she specializes in optimizing performance by steering organizations through transformative change. Carol leverages direct, authentic communication to convey urgency and focus, aligning culture with expectations. Develops effective leaders that deepen employee engagement, optimize product and service value, and improve productivity.
“Leadership is about motivating people by giving them a sense of purpose and community at work.”
Ms. Marinello became an Executive Vice President of Loar Group January 2022. In this role, she was responsible for preparing multiple business units for Loar’s IPO, creating growth opportunities through customer partnerships and strategic development opportunities for the Loar Group portfolio.
Prior to that, Ms. Marinello was President of TA Aerospace, a TransDigm company. Carol led this high-performing company through the transition from an Esterline business to one of the top-performing TransDigm businesses. She led the team to significantly exceed all prior operational and financial results, year-over-year. Before joining Esterline, Carol led her consulting firm, CJMarinello & Associates, delivering business optimization strategies. She was Operating Partner at JCP Stonecreek, an Aerospace & Defense Investment Group.
Carol currently serves as the CEO and Founder of the Vera Group, an advisory firm dedicated to helping aerospace companies grow through M&A support, acquisition integration, business development, and operational assessments. Earlier in her career, she gained her operational management and financial literacy at companies such as BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman. Her leadership teams consistently deliver growth in top-line revenue and bottom-line results.
Carol accredits much of her success to her ability to motivate people and create commitment to a common purpose that drives value. Building a healthy culture and vision of growth for an organization, then implementing a strategic action plan is her forte. She holds a BS in Computer Science, a BA in Art, a minor in Economics and a Certificate in Human & Organization Behavior. Ms. Marinello’s non-profit activities are very important to her. She served as Chairman of the Board of the Bob Hope USO from 2014 to 2017, a Director on the Board of Goodwill of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in 2017 – 2018, and she has served on the Board of Women in Defense, Greater LA Chapter since 2013 and as President in 2018.