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Sabre Corporation, a leading technology provider to the global travel industry, has appointed Roshan Mendis as chief commercial officer (CCO) of its Travel Network business. As CCO, Mendis will be responsible for leading global sales, sales operations and business development initiatives worldwide and will play an instrumental role in driving Sabre’s global travel distribution business

Southeast Aerospace, a leading Aerospace Solutions company, has welcomed Luke Gomoll, as its new Aircraft Modifications Sales Representative. Luke brings 10 years of Aircraft Modification experience, with 8 years at JA Air Center, and almost 2 years at Elliott Aviation. He’s enthusiastic about growing current relationships, acquiring new light to heavy Jet customers in an

Husam Zayed has informed Joramco of his intention to retire from his position as Chief Commercial Officer effective April 1, 2018. Husam joined Joramco in 2011 and during his tenure, he assisted in turning Joramco into a leading profitable 3rd party MRO. Under his leadership he has cemented a clear customer footprint in the key

Exostar, whose cloud-based solutions help companies in aerospace and defense, life sciences, and healthcare collaborate securely with their partners, announced the newest addition to its executive team, promoting Venencia Magnusen to the position of Vice President, Human Resources. In her new role, Magnusen will continue to oversee all HR initiatives at the company, including talent

IBA, the independent aviation advisory and aircraft appraisal firm, has appointed Dr Stuart Hatcher to the role of Chief Operating Officer. “IBA is evolving to meet increasingly complex industry requirements in diverse global markets. Wisdom, judgment and tenacity are the skills that embody our advisory and analytical services” says Phil Seymour – CEO at IBA.

Cadence Aerospace, a provider of highly complex aerospace components and assemblies to commercial and defense customers, has appointed Thomas C. Hutton as Chief Executive Officer and Dennis J. Orzel as Chief Operating Officer. Ron Case, who has served as the Company’s CEO since 2014, plans to retire later this month. With Centers of Excellence based

SR Technics has nominated Frank Walschot as Chief Executive Officer as of April 1, 2018, replacing Jeremy Remacha, who is leaving the company at the end of the scheduled transition period to the new shareholders. With more than 30 years’ aviation industry experience in leading operational, commercial and financial functions around the world, Frank Walschot

WestJet has released that Gregg Saretsky, President and CEO, has advised the time has come for him to retire from the company. Having found his successor, he has agreed with the company that his retirement will be effective immediately. Mr. Saretsky joined WestJet in June 2009 as Vice-President, WestJet Vacations, before assuming the role of

International law firm Bird & Bird has appointed Jean-Claude Vecchiatto as a partner in Paris. Jean-Claude Vecchiatto joins the firm’s Banking & Finance practice group and will head its International Aviation & Defence sector group in France. Former Vice President Legal Affairs at Airbus, he was responsible for Finance and Projects. In his 12 years

IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has hired Darren Roos as the Chief Executive Officer of IFS. The appointment is effective April 1, 2018 and aligns with the retirement of Alastair Sorbie at the end of the first quarter 2018. Roos is a proven enterprise software leader, with a track-record for establishing and scaling global