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Silje Brandvoll, Widerøe
Silje Brandvoll is an experienced Director of Communications and Public Relation with a demonstrated history of working in the airlines/aviation industry. She is highly skilled in Marketing, Media relations, sustainability, Change Communication and Strategic communication. She holds solid experience as company press spokesperson and has a demonstrated history of working with Communication planning, Crisis Communications and Public Relations. Ms.
Jan Palmér
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.
Maarten Koopmans, KLM Cityhopper
Maarten Koopmans has worked for KLM since 1998, after graduating with a Masters degree from the Delft University of Technology. He started in a two-year management trainee program and worked as an operational manager in jet engine maintenance afterwards. In 2003 he became director Airport Strategy. In 2006 he was appointed Head of Airport and Environmental Strategy within KLM. Two and a half years later he moved to Inflight Services to become Vice President Crew Planning & Assignment.
Carlos Bertomeu, Air Nostrum
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.
Andrew Kelly, ASL Airlines Ireland
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
Sandrine de Saint Sauveur, APG Airlines
de Saint Sauveur has been employed by APG since 1993, having worked in all passenger departments of APG in charge of developing sales in both the French and European markets together with the APG Network. From 1999, she developed the IBCS-IATA product, running over 800 contracts around the world. In 2003 she became President & CEO of APG Distribution System, a full subsidiary of APG, and in 2007 she took over APG France and became President & CEO.
Nico Bezuidenhout
A seasoned professional with more than 20 years executive level experience, 12 of which as Chief Executive Officer, in South African, African and Central Asian Aviation, currently CEO at Aurigny Air Services. Experienced in start-up, steady-state and business restructuring situations and a proven ability to deliver sustainable financial results in organisations ranging from small (<$100mn turnover, < 500 employees) to large (>$3bn annual turnover, > 10,000 employees).
Jiri Marek
Jiri Marek was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Air Serbia in January 2022. Marek joined Air Serbia in July 2019 to lead the Commercial and Strategy department during the airline's ambitious growth plan to become the leading regional carrier in the Balkan region. Under his leadership, network expansion and commercial transformation delivered record-breaking results.
Sean Gates,ERA
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.
Jesper Rungholm
Captain Jesper Rungholm, is the founder, CEO and Captain of the DAT Group since 1989. Prior to that he was a pilot in the Royal Danish Army and Airforce and held a position as a commercial photographer. He also currently flies a Cessna Citation XL and Bell 206 Jetranger.