Spirit AeroSystems CFO resigns amid accounting probe
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Kyle Brasseur2020-01-31T22:24:00
The chief financial officer and principal accounting officer at aerospace giant Spirit AeroSystems have resigned amid an ongoing accounting probe triggered by a compliance review.
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