SITA, IT provider to the air transport industry, has announced that Patrik Svensson Gillstedt has joined the company as Senior Vice-President of Strategy and Growth Enablement. He will oversee SITA’s strategy for growth, as the company continues to help the air transport industry’s return to the skies, supported by the ongoing digital transformation of the
Aergo Capital (Aergo) has announced changes to its executive team. Eugene O’Reilly has joined Aergo as Chief Operating Officer, bringing 30+ years of commercial leadership experience in the aviation industry and extensive experience in aircraft asset management. Prior to joining Aergo, O’Reilly served as CEO of Seraph for over seven years and previously worked with
Storm Aviation has announced that Jacco Klerk will lead the integration and transformation of its recently acquired subsidiary, Chevron Technical Services & Aircraft Maintenance, into the UK group business. He will be appointed General Manager and Director. Jacco said, “I am delighted to join Storm Aviation to run the Chevron operation, focusing on integrating the
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has announced the appointment of Jennifer Creevey as Executive Vice President and CFO, effective May 1. She will be based in Dublin, Ireland. Creevey’s 25+ year career in finance spans a range of sectors, including aircraft leasing, telecoms, banking and healthcare. She was CFO of DAE Capital, a top-ten aircraft lessor,
StandardAero has announced the appointment of Lloyd Barker to the newly created position of Senior Vice President LEAP Program Industrialization and Executive Site Leader for its San Antonio site. Barker joined the company in 2018 as the Senior Vice President of Engineering and Quality. StandardAero has also established a dedicated programme management office (PMO) to
Amos Kazzaz, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Air Canada, will retire on June 30, 2023. Kazzaz will be succeeded by John Di Bert, who has an aviation background and is currently Chief Financial Officer of Clarios International Inc. “During his 13-year career at Air Canada, Amos has held the two most senior financial roles
Textron has released that Lisa Atherton has been named President and CEO of the Bell segment, effective April 28, 2023. Atherton, most recently Chief Operating Officer of Bell, succeeds Mitch Snyder, who will be retiring after more than seven years as President and CEO of Bell and nearly 20 years with the company. Atherton served
Swissport, a leading aviation services company, has made two key changes to its executive team. Karen Cox, formerly Global Director of Operations and Safety and Co-Head of UK and Ireland, assumes the role of CEO for the group’s UK and Ireland region. Andres Diez, Director of Global Commercial, becomes new Chief Commercial Officer for the
Chapman Freeborn, the global air charter and leasing specialist, has appointed Scott Collier as President – ACMI Leasing to lead the newly-formed global ACMI department. Collier brings almost three decades of extensive industry experience to Chapman Freeborn from across all areas of the industry, from airline operations, commercial sectors and tour operating, to running his
Joramco, the Amman-based aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility and engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has appointed Shakespear Nyamande as the new Vice President of Planning. Nyamande is an aviation professional with over 16 years of experience in production control as well as technical and resource planning with prior top positions held
