March 26, 2010 (FinancialWire) — TransDigm Group Inc. (NYSE: TDG) has appointed Robert J. Small as a member of its board of directors.  Small has also been appointed by the board to be a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees.

Small has been a Managing director of Berkshire Partners LLC since 2000 and has 18 years of experience in private equity investing. He joined Berkshire Partners in 1992 and his directorships and primary Berkshire involvement include AAH Holdings, Inc., a manufacturer and retailer of party goods and metallic party balloons, and Active Aero Group Inc., an air cargo and air charter carrier.

In the past, he served on the board of another aerospace company Hexcel.

For the past three years, Small has directed Stockbridge, a specialized investment group within Berkshire Partners focused on marketable securities. Ohio-based TransDigm Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is a designer, producer and supplier of engineered aircraft components for use on commercial and military aircraft.

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