Bernhard Gerwert has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cassidian and Member of the EADS Executive Committee with immediate effect. He will succeed Stefan Zoller who has decided to leave EADS in order to pursue new professional challenges. Stefan Zoller has led the Group’s defence and security Division since 2005.
Air Lease Corporation appointed Carol Forsyte as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer, effective September 17, 2012. Previously, Carol Forsyte served as Board Secretary, Chief Governance and SEC Counsel of Motorola Mobility Inc. Prior to the spin-off of Motorola Mobility from Motorola Inc., Ms. Forsyte spent 15 years at Motorola
Southwest Airlines announced that its Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Laura Wright, has advised the Company of her decision to retire. Tammy Romo has been named to succeed Wright as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Romo has been serving Southwest as Senior Vice President of Planning. She
GA Telesis named Rebecca Longo, Vice President of its Aircraft Systems Group. Effective immediately Rebecca will oversee all airframe component sales from the Company’s Ft. Lauderdale headquarters and report into the Paul Lochab, Senior Vice President of Global Sales. Prior to GA Telesis, Rebecca served as the Vice President of Strategic Development for PartsBase, in
Avioserv San Diego announced the opening of its Dallas Texas office. The office will support Avioserv’s customers in the Dallas area and throughout the world. Avioserv’s new office will be staffed by Kevin Kelly, Avioserv’s Vice President – Engine Sourcing and Shane Stringfellow as Manager – Technical Operations for technical analysis and support.
Jet Aviation restructured its EMEA & Asia organization by forming two separate regional divisions, one for Asia and one for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The company appointed Kim Chan as vice president and head of Jet Aviation Asia and Stefan Benz as vice president MRO and FBO services of its EMEA operations.
Avioserv San Diego, a leading aerospace entity focused on the sales, trading, consignment and leasing of commercial jet engines, and aircraft and engine parts, announced the hiring of Kevin F. Kelly as Vice President – Engine Sourcing and Shane Stringfellow as Manager – Technical Operations. Kelly brings more than three decades of industry experience in
AWAS appointed Richard Sinclair as Vice President of Sales for the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Sinclair will report to Jon O’Connell Managing Director Asia Pacific Sales, and will be based in AWAS’ Singapore office. Richard joins AWAS from Capital Lease Aviation, a commercial aircraft leasing company where he was most recently its Chief Executive Officer
Mxi Technologies, a leader in aviation maintenance software, released that James Fitzgerald has joined the company as Vice President Sales, Americas. In this new role, Mr. Fitzgerald is responsible for strengthening Mxi’s presence and increasing market share in the Americas. This appointment coincides with Mxi’s increased business-focus on the region and the execution of go-to-market
OAG Cargo, specialists in the supply of data and information products for the global aviation industry, announced the appointment of Mr Alv Hill as Interim Executive Vice President. This appointment is made with immediate effect and forms part of OAG Cargo’s ongoing business strategy for the company’s global expansion enabling the team to build upon
