Bio

Airline & Aviation Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operations Officer & Accountable Manager with full Profit & Loss responsibility to the Board & an annual budget responsibility of up to 100millionUSD for a modern aircraft fleet (Rotary & Fixed Wing) conducting international fixed wing commercial operations, off/on shore rotary wing operations as well as engineering & maintenance. Responsible to the Civil Aviation Authorities as an experienced Accountable Manager managing a senior Post Holder staff with detailed knowledge of Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, Leonardo & Bell aircraft. 36 years experience with 24 years at a senior level & 16 years at CEO / COO / CCO Level. Highly professionally & academically qualified capable in all Commercial, Technical & Operational aspects of Airline Management & Aircraft Operations with specialist expertise in Airline & Air Operators Certificate (AOC Ops 1 & 3) & Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (AMO 145) Management, Civil Aviation Regulatory Compliance, Safety & Quality Management, Fleet Renewal / Entry Into Service Management, Management of Re Structuring & Re Organizing of Operators, Capability Development Management also with extensive Maintenance MRO & Engineering experience including aircraft leasing, purchase / definition / specification & acceptance. Expert Leader & Communicator capable of leading & managing a large number of multicultural staff in any environment. Nominated as Flight International Aviation Leader of the Year 2009 & Aviation Business Magazine Leader of the Year 2010. Awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Aeronautical Society of GB, a Scottish Govt Industrial Ambassador (Global Scot) for Aviation & Education & University Visiting Professor Lecturer of Aviation (Operations, Engineering & Management) at Masters & Bachelor Degree level. Published author of Aviation Leadership, The Accountable Manager a professional guide & university text book. Active general aviation pilot supporting cadet students in both flying & maintenance engineering.