IDAIR’s Advisory Board has nominated Luigi Celmi to be the new Chief Executive Officer starting January 1, 2022. In addition, Christiane Grude, Senior Director Original Equipment Innovation at Lufthansa Technik AG, joined the IDAIR Advisory Board as of July 1, 2021. After six years of successful restructuring of IDAIR’s business and leading it into a
Alaska Airlines has promoted Diana Birkett Rakow to Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Sustainability, in a move that underscores the airline’s commitment to lead the aviation industry with ambitious and measurable goals to protect the places the carrier flies and to support the people and communities it serves. Birkett Rakow joined Alaska in
AMETEK Singapore has appointed Greg Mariotto as Director of Operations, Singapore. Focused on driving the facility to be best in class from an operational performance perspective, he will be responsible for production, engineering, purchasing and quality. Mariotto foresees a significant focus on the development, implementation and use of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement protocols over the
Ciara Ruane has joined Avolon to serve in a newly established role as Chief People Officer (CPO). As CPO, she will be responsible for leading Avolon’s people strategy, employee experience, rewards, retention, recruitment, diversity and inclusion, and leadership development and learning. Ruane will be a core member of Avolon’s executive leadership team, joining its Executive
ARCTOS has named defence technology leader Chris Greamo as its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Greamo has extensive technical competence and significant experience leading innovative defence technology enterprises. He previously served as president and CEO of Two Six Labs, building the technical products and services company with greater than 30% annual growth and
Canadian leisure airline Air Transat, has announced the appointment of Sonia Kurek as its new Commercial Director of UK, Ireland and GSA Markets. Joining Air Transat on November 1, 2021, Kurek will lead the airline’s global team to develop its commercial strategy, including all sales and marketing activity across every distribution channel. She will lead
Inmarsat, a leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced that Philippe Carette will be joining the company as president of its Aviation Business Unit on November 22, 2021. Carette joins Inmarsat from Thales, where he had held several roles since joining the company in 2013. This includes the position of CEO of Thales’ InFlyt Experience Business Line (IFE), where
Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems (Stevens) has appointed Ricky Vongsiprasom to Maintenance Director of its AOG (Aircraft On Ground) division. Vongsiprasom joined Stevens in early 2018 as a technician on the AOG team, quickly advancing to AOG team coordinator and now serving as maintenance director for the division. Vongsiprasom brings to Stevens a decade of
Steve Skerrett, formerly Quality Director with Collins Aerospace, has been appointed to the role of Director of Quality at Acro, further strengthening the senior team at the global aircraft seating company following its move last year to all-new headquarters at Crick in Northamptonshire. As Quality Director, Skerrett will champion and lead the company wide Acro
Georgios Ouzounidis, currently responsible for Corporate Sales Western Europe at Lufthansa Technik AG, has been appointed Vice President Corporate Sales for the Americas, effective January 1, 2022. He will succeed Frank Berweger, who will be leaving the company to take on a new challenge outside the Lufthansa Group. Ouzounidis began his career in the sales
