Textron’s John Mayers Delivers Remarks At Lean Six Sigma Summit

Providence, R.I. - Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) announced that John W. Mayers, vice president of Textron Six Sigma and Transformation, will deliver remarks at WCBF’s Lean Six Sigma Summit in Chicago, Illinois. Mayers will be addressing an audience of senior level business and continuous improvement leaders from across all industries striving for business improvement by sharing Textron’s experience with Six Sigma and Lean principles.

“Textron Six Sigma is a key enabler in our transformation journey to being the premier multi-industry company by helping to increase productivity while sharpening our businesses’ focus on customer needs,” said Mayers. “I am honored to represent Textron and share our experiences with Textron’s Lean Six Sigma standards, which have provided Textron a structured approach to process improvement and change management that has delighted our customers and saved millions of dollars.”

Textron’s Six Sigma model is a comprehensive, common set of tools and techniques applied to all functional areas to eliminate waste, reduce variation, and fuel growth and innovation. Textron’s unique combination of powerful methodologies woven into a single holistic approach makes Textron Six Sigma an especially robust improvement mechanism for the company.

Textron Six Sigma also plays a key role in talent development for the company. Many of Textron’s current and future leaders have and will participate in the deployment and execution of Textron Six Sigma initiatives and improvement projects. In 2006, Textron trained more than 1,390 Textron Six Sigma Black Belts, bringing the number of certified employees to 2,900 as of year end.