About

Michael J. Lisman was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of TransDigm on October 1, 2025, and joined the Board in connection with that promotion. He previously served as Co-Chief Operating Officer from May 2023 to September 2025, as Chief Financial Officer from July 2018 to May 2023, and as Executive Vice President from January 2022 to May 2023.

Earlier in his TransDigm tenure he was Vice President - Mergers and Acquisitions, a business unit manager at the Aero Fluid Products subsidiary, and Director of Mergers and Acquisitions from 2015 to 2017. Before joining TransDigm he was a Vice President at Warburg Pincus from 2011 to 2015, working in the firm's New York and London offices.

Roles

TransDigm Group INC
President & CEO · Current role
2025–present
TransDigm Group
Co-Chief Operating Officer
2023–2025
TransDigm Group
Chief Financial Officer
2018–2023
TransDigm Group
Executive Vice President
2022–2023
TransDigm Group
Director of Mergers and Acquisitions
2015–2017
Warburg Pincus
Vice President · Worked in the firm's New York and London offices.
2011–2015

Fixed Compensation

FY 2025
Salary
$768,140
ComponentAnnual base salary
All other compensation
$26,856,822
Total compensation
$33,877,872

Performance Compensation

Data from FY 2025

Cash incentive

Annual cash incentive
$905,062
FormNon-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
Target Opportunity
—
PlanPerformance-based annual incentive plan

Stock awards

Option awards
$5,347,848
FormPerformance-based stock options

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