Eviation Aircraft, a manufacturer of all-electric aircraft, has released that Andre Stein has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and Jeff Hurford as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The aerospace veterans will lead Eviation through the next stages toward certification of the Alice aircraft, making the electric aviation revolution a reality.
Stein has been appointed as Eviation’s CEO after more than 25 years at Embraer, where he co-founded Eve Air Mobility and served as Eve’s CEO. He is a seasoned leader with a proven track record in product development, leading the Embraer E2 product and market strategy from definition to certification. At Eve, Stein also led the company’s industrialisation strategy, partnerships and sales, and capital raising, including Eve’s initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange.
Hurford joins as Eviation’s CFO from Cirrus Aircraft where he was Platform Director of the SR1X programme. Over his career, he has held senior financial and programme management roles in the aerospace industry, including 19 years at Gulfstream Aerospace. He brings extensive experience in leading financial and commercial oversight of aircraft development programmes and product delivery.
Eviation’s Alice, a nine-passenger aircraft, is the only flight-proven all-electric commuter aircraft of its size. Built from a clean-sheet design, Alice produces zero-carbon emissions, with lower operating costs per flight hour compared to light jets or high-end turboprops. Orders for Alice now exceed US$ 5 billion. (£3.9 billion).
