Embraer S.A., the Brazilian plane maker, has announced the nomination of Francisco Gomes Neto to take over from Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva in the position of President and CEO, which should become a formal appointment after the election process which will be held at the forthcoming General Shareholder’s Meeting on April 22. Neto
TurbineAero, headquartered in Chandler, AZ, has appointed the new Vice President Sales & Marketing leading their global sales team. Donna J. Chase joined TurbineAero after spending 32 years in the Aerospace/Aviation industry in a variety of leadership roles. The last 26 years of those years were at Honeywell Aerospace which included running a US$500 million
GA Telesis, has appointed Kevin Geissler as Vice President Aviation Lease Solutions. Geissler began his career at Curtiss Wright Accessories, the aftermarket repair business of the OEM, which was subsequently acquired by GA Telesis in 2008. Kevin spent several years post acquisition in the Company’s MRO Services unit as a business unit controller and as
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Geir Karlsen has been appointed deputy CEO of Norwegian. Karlsen joined Norwegian as CFO in April 2018. He has extensive experience from listed companies within shipping and offshore. Karlsen has over the last 12 years held various CFO positions with international companies such as Golden Ocean Group and Songa Offshore. Before
AD SOFTWARE the France based CAMO and MRO software editor has reinforced its international sales team with the appointment of Christobal Henner as Sales Director in charge of Sales and Marketing strategy and customer relations. This appointment is in response to AD SOFTWARE growing portfolio of customers and the recent partnership with ATR which led
Ascent Aviation Services has announced that Scott Butler has joined the company as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). In his new position Butler reports directly to Dave Querio, President, assuming responsibility for all Sales, Marketing and Customer Service functions. Butler and his team are also coordinating with the company’s Operations group to ensure that all opportunities
C&L Aerospace has hired Jarmila Kotkova a seasoned sales strategist, as its Regional Sales Manager for Europe. Kotkova has more than 20 years of experience in logistics, maintenance and parts support in the European regional airline market. Kotkova will develop relationships with European regional airlines, specializing in ATR, ERJ, Beech 1900, and Saab 340 aircraft.
Aircastle has named Douglas Winter as Chief Commercial Officer of its affiliate, Aircastle Advisor LLC. He will join the company at the end of April. Winter will succeed Michael Kriedberg, who will become a senior advisor through the remainder of 2019 in order to ensure a smooth transition. Kriedberg previously announced his intention to retire
TAG Aviation Maintenance Services has appointed Thierry Barré as Managing Director, to be based at TAG’s primary Farnborough Airport UK location. Thierry Barré, who joins TAG’s Maintenance Services Centre with immediate effect, was previously Technical Director of a Business Jet MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) company based in Europe and brings extensive customer relations expertise
Dave Paddock has been named the new President of the Jet Aviation Group, effective July 1, 2019. Paddock succeeds Rob Smith, who has served the company in this role since 2014. Smith is leaving Jet Aviation to join General Dynamics’ Marine Systems business unit. A 20-year industry veteran, David Paddock joined Jet Aviation in January
