Engineering company Curtiss-Wright has elected Dean Flatt, a twelve-year veteran of the aerospace and defense industry, to serve on its board of directors. He also will serve as a member of the audit committee, and the committee on directors and governance.

Flatt joins Curtiss-Wright following his retirement from Honeywell International, where he most recently served as president and chief operating officer of the company's Defense and Space Business. Prior to that, he was president of Honeywell's Aerospace Electronics Systems Business. While at Honeywell, Flatt also served as president of the Specialty Materials and Chemicals Business, and vice president and general manager of its Defense and Space Electronics Business. Previously, he held numerous management positions for companies including AlliedSignal, Hill-Phoenix Refrigeration, and GE.

Flatt is a member of the operating executive board of JF Lehman & Company, a private equity firm that focuses on acquiring companies and technologies in the defense, aerospace and maritime industries. He also is a member of the board of directors of Ducommun, and Industrial Container Services.