GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) appointed Todd Freeman as senior vice president and regional manager for the Middle East, Africa and Russia/CIS effective June 1st. He will be based in Dubai and oversee five regional sales offices that serve more than 50 airline customers and manage over 300 leased aircraft.
Shannon Okinaka has been appointed to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer of Hawaiian Holdings and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hawaiian Airlines. The Board of Directors of Hawaiian Holdings voted unanimously to elevate Okinaka at the company’s May 21st meeting. She has been serving as senior vice president and interim chief financial
Effective June 15th, Olivier Andriès is named CEO of Snecma (member of the Executive Committee). Snecma will have operational responsibility for the companies Hispano-Suiza and Techspace Aero. Bruno Even is named CEO of Turbomeca (member of the Executive Committee). Jean-Paul Alary is named CEO of Aircelle (member of the Executive Committee). Martin Sion is named
Bombardier appointed Jim Vounassis as Vice President, Operations Strategy, effective June 15th, 2015. In this new position, Mr. Vounassis will conduct a detailed review of the company’s operations and implement strategies to increase value creation across the organization. In addition, he will lead Bombardier’s global action plan, focusing on improving profitability and execution to transform
M.K. Aviation, S.A. announces that Ran Ackerman will be joining the company in the role of Vice President Marketing and Head of E.M.E.A. and Asia, effective as of August, 2015. Ran will oversee the company’s marketing and acquisition initiatives while helping M.K. Aviation to expand its customer base into new markets. Prior to joining M.K.
Boeing named Bernie Dunn president of Boeing Middle East. Dunn will be based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and report to Marc Allen, president of Boeing International. The change is effective immediately. Dunn, who is fluent in Arabic, has lived and worked in the region for most of the last 30 years. Before joining
Kim Seward joins Morten Beyer & Agnew (“mba”) to support its expanding valuations division. Ms. Seward is responsible for helicopter valuation and industry analysis for the firm’s global clientele. Ms. Seward, a graduate of Durham University, joins mba with significant valuation experience, primarily focused on rotary-wing aircraft.
Alain Bellemare, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier, took another step to strengthen his leadership team with the appointment of David M. Coleal as President, Bombardier Business Aircraft, effective June 15th, 2015. He succeeds Éric Martel, who is leaving the company to pursue other career opportunities. Before he first joined Bombardier in 2008, David Coleal
Boeing Capital Corporation (BCC) has named Daniel C. da Silva vice president of Strategic Regulatory Policy. He will oversee policy and regulatory issues related to the aircraft financing mission of BCC, a wholly-owned Boeing subsidiary primarily responsible for arranging, structuring and providing financing for Boeing’s commercial airplane, space and defense products.
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced Jane Bishop has been appointed vice president, E-2/C-2 programs for the Military Aircraft Systems division of its Aerospace Systems sector. In her new role, Bishop will be responsible for the continuing development, production and delivery of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the U.S. Navy’s carrier-based airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.
