Pratt & Whitney appointed Paul Adams Chief Operating Officer effective immediately and reporting to Pratt & Whitney President David P. Hess. In his new position Adams will lead a unified operations strategy across all Pratt & Whitney business units to ensure the readiness of the company’s global supply chain. At the same time, Paul will
GKN Aerospace has appointed Michael McCann as CEO of GKN Aerospace – Engine Systems, the new business formed from the company’s recent acquisition of Volvo Aero. Charles Paterson is to take up the position of Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategy for GKN Aerospace – the role vacated by McCann.
Boeing named Troy Lahr vice president, Investor Relations. Lahr will take over from Stephanie Pope, who will assume the role of vice president, Financial Planning & Analysis. Both will report to Greg Smith, Boeing’s chief financial officer. The changes are effective Feb. 1st.
Virgin Atlantic named Craig Kreeger as new Chief Executive. Kreeger will assume the role on February 1st, joining from American Airlines, where he has held a 27-year career spanning commercial, financial and strategic roles in the US and around the globe. Kreeger succeeds current CEO, Steve Ridgway, who is retiring from the airline.
As of 7th January 2013, Wolfgang Prock-Schauer will take over the post of Chief Executive Officer of Air Berlin PLC from Hartmut Mehdorn, who has been in the position on a transitional basis since 1st September 2011. At the same time Prock-Schauer will become an Executive Director on the Board of Directors of Air Berlin
Morten Beyer & Agnew appointed Patrick J. Daley to take the reins as Chief Operating Officer following the retirement of Nick Lacey. As COO, Mr. Daley will be responsible for operations at mba leading its Valuations, Business Consulting, Safety and Technical Divisions. Mr. Daley’s tenure at mba began in 1998, and for fifteen years he
AJW Group has appointed Steve Hollinshead as its new Finance Director. In this position, Hollinshead will hold responsibility for all financial matters across A J Walter Aviation and other Group companies, including AJW Technique. This appointment reflects the rapid development of the AJW Group which has more than doubled in size in the past five
Jet Aviation Specialists (JAS) announced that Tony Hammersley has been appointed as Sales Manager for the EMEA region. This new addition will enable JAS to improve coverage of the region and support growth plans. Tony Hammersley has an extensive Sales MRO background of over 16 years having formally worked for PAS Technologies.
Austin Reid will strengthen the Board of Directors of Air Berlin PLC with immediate effect as a non-executive director. He replaces the non-executive director Andreas Nikolaus (Niki) Lauda who has left the Board of Air Berlin PLC in order to be able to devote more to his role as Chairman of the Board of the
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) reported the election to its Board of Directors of Richard Baudouin, an experienced aircraft leasing executive who co-founded Aviation Capital Group (ACG), a global leader in aircraft leasing and finance. Baudouin is currently one of three principals in Infinity Aviation Capital, an investment firm involved in aircraft leasing.
