e-News® | The NEWS Company…ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (Feb. 23, 2014) : Rockwell Collins has opened a new business office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a key growth market for the company. The announcement was made at IDEX 2015, the Middle East’s premier defense exhibition, taking place this week.

“We’re fulfilling our strategy to strengthen and build new relationships in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by putting the right resources, where our customers need them,” said Chafik Hilal, managing director, Middle East for Rockwell Collins. “Establishing an office in Riyadh further demonstrates our commitment to better serve our customers and our partners by increasing our investment and growing our local presence.”

The new office will help serve existing alliances and customers that Rockwell Collins has in-country. The company also intends to build new relationships and offerings for the Saudi Arabian government, airlines, business aviation, airports and critical infrastructure. The office in Riyadh will operate as part of Rockwell Collins’ Middle East operations. Other offices serving the region include Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Cairo.

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