After more than 11 years in the role of Head of Corporate Communications of Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), Daniel Bärlocher is to leave the company to take a new path outside the airline sector. Among his numerous achievements during his SWISS tenure, Bärlocher has realigned the company’s Corporate Communications unit and adopted a newsroom
As of October 15, Joerg Speri will take over as Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico (LTPR) from Pat Foley. Speri has held various management positions in the Lufthansa Group, mainly outside Germany. His latest position was Senior Director of Network Sales & Customer Service at Aircraft Maintenance Services. He holds two master’s
GA Telesis (GAT) has appointed Amir Taher as Vice President of GAT Logistics Solutions Group. Taher will be tasked with leading all aspects of strategy, sales, operations, contracts, revenue and margin targets, as well as managing all future partnerships in the logistics space. He will also be responsible for growing the GAT Logistics Solutions Group
Nasmyth Group has announced the appointment of Tony Upton as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Upton has held several senior executive roles within the aerospace and defence industry and most recently was the CEO of Gardner Aerospace, having previously been CFO since 2018. Prior to this he held financial and operational roles at Eaton,
Abelo, the Irish-based regional aircraft leasing platform specialising in turboprop aircraft, has appointed Richard Hill to the role of Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect. Hill has over 15 years of experience in the aviation sector, holding several senior finance and commercial roles within airlines and airports. His financial expertise, as well as more experience
As of October 1, 2022, Julien Péchalat is appointed Vice President of Economic and Financial Affairs at Safran Electrical & Power, and will sit on its Executive Committee. Péchalat began his career in 2006 at Ernst & Young as a financial auditor. In 2011, he moved to the United-States and worked first for Ernst &
AerFin has announced that Tom Crawford has joined the company to serve in a newly established role as Chief People Officer (CPO). As CPO, Crawford will be responsible for developing and implementing the company’s people strategy, ensuringthat people, culture and organisational plans are aligned to the organisations core values. Together with his team, he will
Dr. Silke Maurer is taking over responsibility for the OEM Operations division at MTU Aero Engines AG as Chief Operating Officer (COO). At an extraordinary meeting on September 28, 2022, the MTU’s Supervisory Board appointed her to the company’s Executive Board for a three-year term of office starting on February 1, 2023. OEM Operations covers
AV AirFinance Limited (AV AirFinance), a global commercial aviation loan servicer, has released that Kiel Garcia has joined AV AirFinance as Senior Vice President Loan Origination (APAC). Based in Singapore, Garcia will be responsible for sourcing loan opportunities and developing customer relationships in the Asia Pacific region. Garcia has over 17 years of experience in
StandardAero has appointed Kim Ashmun to serve as President of the company’s Components & Accessories (C&A) division. In this role, she is responsible for all aspects of the commercial, operational, financial and technical performance of StandardAero’s C&A business units and facilities located across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia. Ashmun formerly served as Vice President of
