Spirit AeroSystems has reported that Sanjay Kapoor, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, plans to retire in the first quarter of 2019. Kapoor has been in this role since he joined the company in August 2013. Kapoor will continue in his role as chief financial officer and assist in the transition once a successor
Joint shareholders Airbus SE and Safran have proposed to the Board of Directors of ArianeGroup André-Hubert Roussel, currently Head of Operations at Airbus Defence and Space, to succeed Alain Charmeau as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ArianeGroup, effective January 1, 2019. Alain Charmeau, an accomplished executive in the aerospace industry, will retire in 2019 after
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the retirement of Baojian ZHANG, IATA’s Regional Vice President (RVP) for North Asia effective December 14, 2018. Zhang joined IATA from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) in 1994 and founded IATA’s operations in China. Under Zhang’s strong leadership, IATA membership in North Asia has grown
Airbus has appointed Michael Schöllhorn as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Airbus Commercial Aircraft, effective February 1, 2019 and Dominik Asam, to succeed Harald Wilhelm, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in April 2019. Schöllhorn, currently COO for BSH Home Appliances GmbH in Munich, will succeed Tom Williams, who retires December 31, 2018 after 50 successful
On January 1, 2019, Harald Gloy will be appointed to the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG with responsibility for Operations. The 46-year-old industrial engineer thereby succeeds Sören Stark, who has led Operations since April 2016 and will become the new COO of Lufthansa Technik on 1 January 2019. Gloy is currently responsible for global
MRO service provider SR Technics, has named Owen McClave as Senior Vice President Engine Services, effective as of January 1, 2019 and reporting directly to Jean-Marc Lenz, Chief Operating Officer. He will succeed Roberto Furlan, who has decided to step down. Owen McClave is a senior level executive with strong commercial and financial acumen. Over
Baines Simmons, part of the Consulting & Training division of global aviation services group Air Partner, has appointed Jim Creber as Senior Consultant. Creber reports directly to Mike Wallace, Head of Training & Consulting Operations and is based at Baines Simmons’ headquarters at Fairoaks airport. Creber has over 25 years of systems engineering experience gained
Global aerospace and defence supply chain provider, Pattonair, has hired its first Group Innovation Director to drive the implementation of the company’s strategy of applying leading edge technologies to deliver innovative solutions across the supply chain. Jason Rance has been appointed to the new role, reporting to Pattonair CEO, Wayne Hollinshead. Rance has a successful
Markus Binkert, currently Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of SWISS, will become CCO of the Lufthansa hub in Munich with effect from January 1, 2019. In his new role, he will also be responsible for the Lufthansa Group’s overall marketing processes. In his current position as CCO of SWISS, Binkert is already responsible for the Lufthansa
Cadence Aerospace, a provider of highly complex aerospace components and assemblies to commercial and defense customers, has appointed Darren Waltier as Director, Business Development, Cadence Aerospace—Aerostructures. Waltier brings an expansive portfolio of skills to his new role of building new business for Cadence while helping to enhance and deepen relationships with existing customers. He reports
