April 10 (Reuters) - The chief commercial officer of GE

Aerospace, John Slattery, will step down from the jet

engine maker in June and will remain an adviser, CEO Larry Culp

said on Wednesday.

The Irish-born industry veteran ran the commercial arm of

Brazil's Embraer, the world's third largest planemaker, before

joining GE as head of its aviation business in 2020 and

unveiling a new engine concept with France's Safran.

In 2022 Slattery was succeeded in the role by Culp as the

over-arching GE industrial giant juggled posts in preparation

for last week's historic split into three companies, with

Slattery becoming chief commercial officer with an eye on

strategy.

In a LinkedIn post on Wednesday, Culp hailed Slattery's

"deep industry expertise and acute and strategic customer focus,

which have made GE Aerospace stronger as we transformed to a

standalone public company."

Slattery, 55, said in a post that he planned to embark on a

"new chapter," but did not elaborate. The

banker-turned-manufacturer, who has previously been linked with

senior positions at groups including Boeing or in aviation

finance, could not be reached for comment.

Swedish electric airplane startup Heart Aerospace said last

year it had appointed Slattery non-executive chairman, a post he

is expected to keep alongside any new role after the company

recently completed a funding round.

Slattery's departure from GE was announced days after it

completed its breakup into three companies, marking the end of

the 132-year-old conglomerate that was once the most valuable

U.S. corporation and a global symbol of American business power.