Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has appointed new leaders at two of its subsidiaries. Rubin Siddique (left) has taken over as CEO at LHT Aero Alzey, succeeding Matthias Gruber, who is now head of technical fleet management at Eurowings Technik. Holger Beck (center), who has been head of aircraft maintenance service Asia at LHT Philippines since April 1, will be appointed president and CEO of the company on June 1. Beck will replace Elmar Lutter (right), who is retiring after 34 years within the Lufthansa Group.
SR Technics Leadership Shake-Up
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Owen McClave (pictured here) has been appointed CEO at SR Technics, succeeding Matthias Dullmann, who has left the company after being appointed CEO in July 2023. McClave was appointed chief operating officer at SR Technics in July 2023 after previously serving as senior vice president of engine services. Deputy CEO Ruixiang Gong will take over as chief operating officer.
New Aero Norway COO
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Dag Johnsen has been appointed chief operating officer at engine repair specialist Aero Norway, replacing Neil Russell, who became CEO in October 2023. Johnsen previously managed United Airlines’ powerplant engineering team and, prior to that, held engineering roles at Continental Airlines.
Joramco Appoints New COO
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Joramco has appointed Stephan Klose as its new chief operations officer. Klose has more than 20 years of experience in base maintenance and technical operations. He was most recently vice president of maintenance and engineering at Saudi Royal Aviation.
New AJW Capital CEO
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AJW Group’s investment subsidiary, AJW Capital, has appointed Erlendur Svavarsson as CEO. Svavarsson has previously held CEO and Board of Directors roles at Cabo Verde Airlines, Loftleidir Icelandic, Arctica Finance and Faradair Aerospace.
New EirTrade Aviation CCO
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EirTrade Aviation has appointed Paul Gleeson as chief commercial officer, where he will be tasked with expanding the company’s industry footprint and market reach. Gleeson has been with EirTrade since 2020 and has more than a decade of experience in supply chain roles within the MRO industry.
New Sabena Technics Chief Commercial Officer
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Sabena Technics has appointed Herve Grandjean as chief commercial officer. Grandjean was previously head of operations and industrial strategy of the French new nuclear program at EDF and has served in various leadership roles at the French Defense Ministry.
Eirtech Appoints New SVP Engineering U.S. Operations
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Eirtech Aviation Services has appointed Ventura Quirino as senior vice president of engineering for its U.S. operations. He will lead growth of its customer base in the U.S. from Eirtech’s offices in Irvine, California. Eirtech Aviation Services opened its first U.S. facility in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas in October 2023.
New SVP Line Maintenance At STS Aviation
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STS Aviation Group has appointed Gary Pratt as its new senior vice president and general manager of STS Line Maintenance, where he will oversee operations for 43 line maintenance stations across the U.S. Pratt has previously served as vice president and regional director of line maintenance at STS, and he has decades of experience in maintenance leadership roles at airlines including Delta Air Lines, Air Wisconsin Airlines and PSA Airlines.
HAECO Appoints New Global Engine Support GM
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HAECO has appointed Corne van Rooij as its new general manager of HAECO Global Engine Support. He will operate from HAECO’s London Heathrow base, overseeing the group’s worldwide engine support business. Van Rooij has more than 25 years of experience in airline operations and aircraft and engine MRO, including leadership roles at KLM Engineering & Maintenance.
Ontic Creates New MRO Operations Leadership Role
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Ontic has appointed Jack Karapetyan to its newly created role of vice president and general manager of global MRO operations, through which he will grow the company’s MRO business. Karapetyan was previously general manager of Ontic’s Chatsworth, California site, where he oversaw several operational improvement programs.
Notable MRO industry leadership changes so far in 2024.
Lindsay Bjerregaard is managing editor for Aviation Week’s MRO portfolio. Her coverage focuses on MRO technology, workforce, and product and service news for AviationWeek.com, Aviation Week Marketplace and Inside MRO.