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
Uwe Mukrasch, who has been a member of the Lufthansa Technik Executive Board with responsibility for Human Resources and Information since January 2007, has asked the Lufthansa Technik Supervisory Board to release him from his contract early so he can pursue other career interests.
Avioserv San Diego released that Robert J. Genise has been elected to the Board of Directors. Mr. Genise was the co-founder and CEO of Boullioun Aviation Services as well as CEO of DAE Capital, the aircraft leasing division of Dubai Aerospace.
Following the appointment by the EADS Board of Directors, Fabrice Bregier, previously Airbus Chief Operating Officer, has taken over as Airbus President and CEO. He succeeds Tom Enders, who has now taken over as EADS CEO. Fabrice Bregier starts his five year tenure with the appointment of the Airbus Executive Committee: Guenter Butschek is the
José Antonio Filippo was named Chief Financial Officer of Embraer, effective June 4, 2012. An engineer by training, with extensive knowledge and experience in the various disciplines of financial management in large companies, Filippo worked for important Brazilian and multinational groups, with acknowledged success.
TransDigm Group Incorporated (TDG), a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components, released that Bernt G. Iversen, II, has been appointed Executive Vice President of Business Development and Mergers & Acquisitions. He succeeds Albert J. Rodriguez, who passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 25.
In an effort to continue improving its competitiveness, Jet Aviation is reorganizing into two independently managed organizations for completions and maintenance at its Basel location. Neil Boyle has been appointed vice president completions and Johannes Turzer as vice president maintenance at Jet Aviation Basel.
Tracy Gandy has joined Dallas Airmotive, a BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul Group (ERO) company, as Manager of the company’s F1RST SUPPORT operations. Gandy will oversee day-to-day operations of the F1RST SUPPORT command center in Grapevine, Texas and field service technicians across the United States.
SR Technics, part of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network, has appointed Andy Best to the new Head of Line Maintenance International. At the same time, and in line with its increasing status within the wider business, Line Maintenance International will become an independent Business Unit. Andy will be reporting directly to André Wall, President, SR
Vueling has strengthened its management team with the internal promotion of Fernando Val and Julio Rodriguez. The two directors have been with the company since 2006 and have held various positions of responsibility within operations and revenue for the airline. Fernando Val was previously Director of quality and safety in-flight and has been promoted to
