The Asia Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) appointed Avion Pacific Limited chairman and CEO Wu Zhendong its new chairman on June 11. He will take over from Sinojet president Jenny Lau, who has held that role since June 2017.

At the AsBAA annual general meeting held at Singapore, the AsBAA members also voted in a new board of directors, from four members to five this year. They are Phil Balmer, chairman of the AsBAA Hong Kong regional committee and maintenance director at TAG Aviation Asia; Paul Desgrosseilliers, ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services China’s general manager and accountable manager; Max Motschmann, CEO of International Jet Management Asia; Rocky Zhang, v-p government affairs at Textron China; and Lou-Ann Seet Collins Aerospace's avionics, information management services, and customer support manager.

Also nominated were Andy Hudson, founder and CCO of Down-Route Singapore and owner of PJC Aviation Group, as well as Benjamin Lopez, the chairman of the AsBAA Philippines chapter.

Taking a different approach this year, the chairperson is appointed among the six elected board of directors, allowing greater synergy between the directors. The new board also has one of the biggest representations of Asian members, underscoring the desire to lead the association and the rise of the industry in the region.