Fred Cromer

Fred Cromer (born c. 1964) is an American businessman. He is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Spirit Airlines. He was previously President of Commercial Aircraft at Bombardier Aerospace, a Canadian aircraft manufacturer.

Early life He was 51 years old in 2017. He received a Bachelors of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Michigan in 1986 and an MBA degree from DePaul University in Chicago.

He came to Bombardier amid setbacks with its C Series jets and questions to whether the company would even survive, much less if the C Series would even be produced. One of his early actions was to hire Colin Boles, a former colleague in the commercial aircraft leasing business, as chief salesman for Bombardier Aerospace.

Cromer denied that a Boeing trade complaint about the C-Series led to an ownership stake by Airbus.