Jet Support Services Inc. (JSSI) has appointed Bob Wilke as vice president, business development for Asia. The role is an expansion of Wilke’s current duties as vice president business development for the Middle East. “Bob understands the needs of operators in the Asian markets and he will be instrumental in helping us build relationships here in the long term,” said Lou Seno, chairman of JSSI (Booth H617).
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TAG Aviation has appointed Carlos Gomez as CEO of TAG Aviation Asia. Gomez has already moved to the company’s Hong Kong base from his previous position as general manager of TAG Aviation España.
Jet Support Services (JSSI) has appointed Bob Wilke as vice president, business development for Asia. The role is an expansion of Wilke’s current duties as vice president business development for the Middle East. “Bob understands the needs of operators in the Asian markets and he will be instrumental in helping us build relationships here in the long term,” said Lou Seno, chairman of JSSI.
Flight planning provider Universal Weather and Aviation (Booth H608) has named 12-year company veteran Charlie Mularski as its new regional vice president for the Asia Pacific region, as part of the company’s continuing efforts to provide region-specific products and raise its service levels within t
Tim White, who was Cessna Aircraft’s vice president of U.S. sales until resigning earlier this week, will be the new U.S. West regional vice president of sales for Bombardier Business Aircraft. According to a Bombardier spokeswoman, White will officially start on April 2 and initially work out of an office in Wichita. He will report to Brant Dahlfors, Bombardier Business Aircraft vice president of U.S. sales. Current West U.S. regional vice president of sales Scott Westfall will revert to his previous position of U.S.
Jet Aviation announced the appointment of Judith Moreton today as the company’s new vice president and general manager at its London Biggin Hill FBO and maintenance facility. The 25-year aviation veteran has previously held several high-ranking positions, including senior management positions with Shell Aircraft, operations manager for UPC Aviation Service and managing director of Bombardier Skyjet. In 2007 she received an award from EBAA for her outstanding contribution to business aviation.
Basil Barimo has been named executive v-p for all Nordam repair divisions, including Europe and Singapore. He also holds responsibility for the repair divisions’ Europe and Americas sales regions; he was previously v-p and general manager for the firm’s Tulsa-based repair division. John Clawson has been promoted to v-p and general manager of Nordam’s thrust reverser division. His new duties also include overseeing sales, marketing, quality and business systems for the company’s manufacturing effort.
Tim White, Cessna’s vice president of sales for the Americas and his wife, Dianne, the company’s vice president of communications, have left the company, the Wichita-based airframer confirmed today. Tim White joined Cessna in 1998 as a Citation regional sales manager for Canada. Dianne White was hired just before last October’s NBAA annual meeting and convention to succeed Bob Stangarone, who joined Embraer.
William Hunter and Michael McCullough are the recipients of NBAA’s 2012 Donald A. Baldwin Sr. Business Aviation Management Scholarship, which benefits individuals seeking to become NBAA certified aviation managers (CAM). Hunter is a captain with ACM Aviation Services and is seeking CAM certification “to promote his continued learning and career development.” McCullough, the assistant director of operations for Aviation Resource Management, said the CAM program will “provide knowledge that benefits both his employer and his career.”
Today Gulfstream Aerospace named 25-year business aviation veteran Trevor Esling as regional senior vice president of international sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Esling, who most recently was Cessna Aircraft’s senior vice president of international sales for the EMEA region, is responsible for leading Gulfstream’s EMEA sales team from a base in London. Before working at Cessna, Esling was employed by BAe Commercial Aircraft, BAe Corporate Jets and Raytheon Aircraft.