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Rodolphe Marchais has been appointed Chairman and CEO of Sabena technics, assisted in his functions by three Chief Operating Officers, Jean-Luc Fournel, Philippe Rochet and Stéphane Burton, and by Jean-Marc Schaefer, Chief Financial Officer. Regarding Barfield, Sabena technics’ subsidiary in the Americas, Rodolphe Marchais is now Chairman of the Board and has appointed Frederic Denise

PAS Technologies announced the hiring of Nancy P. Hitchins, CSP, MPH, as the company’s Vice President of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS). Hitchins will lead PAS Technologies’ global efforts to enhance the company’s safety, environment compliance and health processes, standards and metrics. She will serve as the global safety program leader, driving the company’s worldwide

Rainer Ohler is to take charge of EADS Corporate Communications as of 1 July 2012. In his new position he will be responsible for Group-wide internal and external communications at EADS, reporting directly to EADS CEO Tom Enders. Previously Senior Vice President Public Affairs and Communications at Airbus, Rainer Ohler now succeeds Pierre Bayle who

Southwest Airlines announced that Trevor Stedke has been named Vice President of Technical Services. In this position, Stedke will provide Leadership for Engineering Services and Standards, Quality, Maintenance Safety, Powerplant, and Aircraft Programs.

Jet Aviation Specialists has recently added a new North American Sales Manager Vince DiSciullo. Vince DiSciullo has many years’ experience having worked for CTS, SKF Aerospace, ATI & Chromalloy in various capacities. JAS is a MRO service provider specializing in the repair of combustion assemblies, cases and supports for Civil, Military and Industrial gas turbine

IBA announced a new appointment to support their growing client base across the world. Robert Bryant joins IBA as Manager – Technical Projects, bringing with him a huge wealth and breadth of experience to further strengthen the Company’s technical team. Robert’s career in aviation spans more than 45 years, most recently having held the position

dnata, one of the largest air services providers, announced the appointment of Gary Morgan as CEO for the company’s UK operation. Gary has almost 30 years of experience in the aviation industry and extensive experience in both the ground handling and cargo handling markets in the UK. Prior to his appointment with dnata, Gary held

Werner Aero Services released that Mr. Kent Sandell has been promoted to Vice President of Sales. In this role, Mr. Sandell will oversee the components sales and repairs activities of the company. Most recently, he held the position of Director of Sales with the company.

Aventure announced the signing of a distributorship arrangement with Chicago Miniature Lighiting (CML) Innovative Technologies. This UK-based company is a leading Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of Aviation lamps. CML is a vertically integrated manufacturer focused on providing lighting applications for a range of industries. From research and design, to production and distribution, CML’s comprehensive capabilities

The board of directors of General Dynamics announced that Jay L. Johnson, chairman and chief executive officer, has advised them of his intention to retire from those positions on December 31, 2012. The board of directors has selected Phebe N. Novakovic to succeed Johnson as chairman and chief executive officer on January 1, 2013.  She