Succeeding former CEO of Satair Group, Mikkel Bardram, Bart Reijnen took over as CEO on November 1st and is already relishing the challenge to lead the business to its next destinations. Mikkel Bardram has chosen to pursue new adventures and opportunities outside Satair Group and also outside the aerospace industry. An aerospace engineer by training, Bart Reijnen has been working for the Airbus Group in various roles since 1995. His most recent position was Senior Vice President at Airbus Defence and Space at Bremen in Germany, where he has been for the past three years. Prior to this, Bart was CEO of Dutch Space B.V. in Leiden, the Netherlands, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space.
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