Barriga has been ERA Director General since November 2017. She is responsible to ERA’s Board for the delivery and implementation of ERA’s strategy as well as the advocacy work of the association on policy and technical matters. Under her leadership, ERA is highlighting the aviation sector’s vital contribution to Europe’s future economic prosperity, particularly in the regions of Europe.
Kelly’s current responsibilities in ASL Ireland, and indeed across the six other airlines of ASL Aviation Holdings include strategic communications, external and government relations, regulatory affairs and lobbying and crisis communications. These are responsibilities he previously held in another Irish regional airline, Aer Arann, and also in the telecommunications industry. After its acquisition by ASL, Kelly also acted as interim Chief Executive Officer at the rebranded ASL Airlines, Hungary
Wångdahl is the Vice President Airline Operations of Scandinavian Airlines Group.
He has over 30 years' experience in the aviation industry with 15 years spent serving in different positions such as Chairman of the Board, CEO and COO in various airlines in the Nordic countries including Flying Enterprise, Skyways, Avitrans Nordic, Sverigeflyg, City Airline, Estonian Air, Blue1 and Cimber. He has made several successful transformations in the different airlines.
Gates was appointed legal counsel of ERA with effect from 1 January 2014. He has specialised in aviation law throughout his career and has been involved in the responses to more than 50 international aviation disasters. He was Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs at Kenyon International Emergency Services from 2013 until 2021 when the company was acquired by Air Partner. From 1998-2013, he was legal adviser to the International Union of Aviation Insurers (IUAI), a trade association of the world’s leading aviation insurers.
Building on his BSc from Valencia University, Bertomeu gained an MBA from Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, and then began his career at the IE Business School, offering finance and strategy consultancy while teaching. He later became Director of MBA and Executive MBA programmes. In 1994, the industrial and finance corporation Nefinsa appointed him Director of Investment and Strategic Development, entrusting him with the Air Nostrum launch. Having been the CEO of the airline for 20 years, nowadays he is the Executive President of Air Nostrum and a Board Member of some other institutions.
Palmér's aviation career started in 1989 when he was appointed President of Malmo Aviation in Sweden. Since then, he has been deeply involved in issues affecting the future of aviation. In 1994 he was appointed President of the Skyways Group.
An Economics graduate from the University of Naples, Affinito holds an MBA in Business Development (Rome) and a Masters Degree in Aerospace Industry & Marketing (Toulouse). In 1995, he was seconded by Alenia Aeronautica to strengthen the commercial team of Aero International (Regional), the then joint venture between ATR and British Aerospace. Since 1996 he has been covering several commercial positions in ATR dealing with contracts, financing, asset management and sales, placing almost 200 ATR aircraft so far in his career. He is now Vice President Sales Europe.