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PPG reported that Max Wetzel, currently chief marketing officer and general manager, home centers, U.S. and Canada, for PPG’s architectural coatings business is appointed vice president, global strategic marketing, architectural coatings, effective July 1. In this new role, Wetzel will build a global marketing strategy for architectural coatings across the U.S. and Canada; the Europe, […]

Air Partner, the global aviation services group, has appointed Julia Timms as Group Marketing Director. Julia will be based at Air Partner’s London Gatwick headquarters, reporting directly to CEO Mark Briffa, and will be focused on developing and executing the marketing strategy for the Group. Julia has more than 25 years of marketing experience across

John Slattery will be the President and CEO for Embraer’s Commercial Aviation business unit, effective as of July 2016. Since November 2012, Slattery has been the business unit´s Chief Commercial Officer. He joined Embraer in March 2011 as Vice President of Customer Finance and Asset Management. Prior to joining Embraer, he spent 15 years in

AJW Engines has appointed Tony Shen as Director of Engine Services, China to develop the breadth and penetration of the organisation’s engine services across China. He will enable AJW to offer independent expertise and support across: Fan Blade Exchanges, Engine Material Recovery Programme (CFM56-5B, -7B, GE90), Engine Rebuild & End of life Solutions, Whole Engine

Reto Francioni succeeded Bruno Gehrig as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS). Bruno Gehrig and Christoph Franz have stepped down from the Board; and Doris Russi Schurter has been newly appointed to its ranks. The Board of Directors of Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) reconstituted itself following the General

Alaska Airlines reported the promotion of three employees to new positions as managing director. Molly Gabel has been promoted to managing director, associate general counsel of labor and employment. Gabel has worked for Alaska Airlines as a senior attorney since 2013, focusing on labor relations, collective bargaining, grievances and compliance with labor laws. Troy Kaser

Sabre Corporation has named Daver Lau regional director for Sabre Travel Network North Asia. Reporting to newly appointed Sabre Travel Network Asia Pacific vice president of sales and market development Todd Arthur, Daver will lead the Sabre Travel Network business in North Asia. This includes China, Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan. Based out of Taiwan,

Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, an Embraer senior executive since 1997 and currently its President and CEO Commercial Aviation, will be the new Embraer CEO as of July 2016, in a transition scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. He takes over from Frederico Fleury Curado.

Larry Lawson, Spirit AeroSystems’ President and CEO, has informed the Board of Directors of his decision to retire on July 31, 2016. Lawson joined Spirit in 2013 and is credited with transforming the company’s performance through operational excellence, organizational realignment, talent development and business fundamentals. Chief Operating Officer Tom Gentile will take over as Spirit

Sabre Corporation has named Todd Arthur vice president of sales and market development for Sabre Travel Network Asia Pacific. In this role, reporting to Sabre Travel Network Asia Pacific senior vice president Roshan Mendis, Todd will be responsible for sales performance and business growth across Asia Pacific.