Press Release

Issued by Thales.

November 11, 2013

Cobham Satcom has announced the appointment of Jianmin Cui to its aeronautical sales team in the new role of regional sales director for the China region.

Based in Shanghai, Cui will be responsible for sales activities of Cobham Satcom's aeronautical satellite communications product line to the general aviation market, with particular focus on air transport.

The addition to the global sales team has been created to manage the sales strategy in Asia and to cope with the increase in enquires received in this key region by strategic business unit Cobham Satcom appoints first sales director for China region, the company behind the highly-regarded AVIATOR SwiftBroadband series.

With over 16 years of Aviation experience and eight years in business development and programme sales for avionics systems, Cui joins the company from Honeywell, where he worked as the technical sales manager for avionics systems.

Vice president aeronautical business unit at Cobham Satcom Kim Gram said: “Jianmin's strong background in working with airlines and also in avionics sales means he will be a valuable addition to the sales team and a key manager in this important region. His contacts in the area and many years of experience will help Cobham Satcom strengthen its presence in the air transport business and wider markets with our innovative products and unmatched customer service.”

After graduating from China Civil Aviation University in Tianjin in 1985, Cui worked as a process engineer for AMECO (Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering Company) before filling a variety of managerial and directorial roles at Hainan Airlines. He completed his MBA in 2002-2004 before joining Rockwell Collins as regional sales manager.