Boeing has named Phil Musser as the company’s next senior vice president of communications, succeeding Tom Downey, who has announced plans to step down from the role late this month and retire from the company early next year. Musser has more than 20 years of strategic communications and public relations experience, including 10 years as
Boeing named Maurita Sutedja, a veteran Finance leader, as its next vice president of Investor Relations. She will succeed Troy Lahr, who has been appointed chief financial officer of Boeing’s Autonomous Systems business. Sutedja will oversee Boeing’s interactions with the investment community, providing shareholders and industry analysts an accurate picture of the company’s business, performance,
Inmarsat has reported that Philip Balaam, the company’s Chief Strategy Officer, has been appointed to lead the Aviation Business Unit (ABU), following the decision by Leo Mondale to retire after 13 years at Inmarsat. Leo will retire in early 2018 and Inmarsat has taken the decision to appoint Philip Balaam as President of ABU now
Frank Mühlenkamp is strengthening Jettainer GmbH as its new Director of Operations. He is responsible for the complete management and maintenance of about 90,000 containers and pallets (ULDs) worldwide that are operated by 24 airlines in conjunction with the leading international service partner for outsourced ULD management. Mühlenkamp launched his career at the Ground Operations
AJW Group has promoted Conrad Vandersluis to Senior Vice President Strategic Material and Asset Management. Vandersluis will focus on helping AJW’s airline customers secure higher returns on their capital expenditure. Specially, his role will include co-ordinating and developing specific purchasing activity for aircraft spares to support customers – including airlines, aircraft manufacturers and OEMs –
In the last few months of the initial phase of F/LIST’s expansion project to Laval, aerospace industry veteran Mario Lepine has acted as general manager of the Canadian branch founded in Montreal in 2007. To emphasize the importance of this venture and to strengthen F/LIST CANADA’s position, Mr. Lepine has been appointed CEO of the
On September 1, Alistair Dibisceglia takes over the role of Vice President and Head of Global Leasing at MTU Maintenance Lease Services B.V in Amsterdam. In this role, Dibisceglia is responsible for commercial and technical activities. He is looking to build on MTU Maintenance Lease Services’s offerings for lessors and lessees, as well as expand
Aircastle has appointed Jay Maronilla as Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining Aircastle, Mr. Maronilla served as SVP Finance and Assistant Global Controller at Convergex, a global brokerage and trading-related services provider, and previously held senior treasury and controllership positions at GE Capital for nearly a decade.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Governors (BoG) of prestigious global aviation industry body International Air Transport Association (IATA), effective June 2018. The rotating one-year term will commence at the end of IATA’s 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Sydney and will
Gabrielle Costigan has been appointed as BAE Systems Australia’s next Chief Executive Officer, commencing with the Australian defence company on October 2, 2017 and assuming the role of CEO by March 2018 after a global transition program. Ms Costigan was most recently CEO Asia, Linfox International Group, a major international logistics and supply chain group.
