Press Release

Issued by Jet Aviation Basel.

April 2, 2015

Jet Aviation Basel has made two key leadership changes to its Basel completions sales organization. Ruedi Kraft has been appointed as vice president of completions business development, appointing Matthew Woollaston to succeed him as vice president of completions sales and marketing. Both roles are effective April 1, 2015.

The appointments were made to ensure existing clientele and markets are well served as the company expands to meet growing demand, particularly in new regions. As vice president of completions business development, Ruedi Kraft assumes responsibility for developing business opportunities for the Basel completions center, focusing on emerging markets. In particular, Kraft will source business leads for vvip completions as Jet Aviation grows its customer base in new territories. Kraft has worked for Jet Aviation for more than 25 years and joined the Jet Aviation Basel completions center in 2011. He has spent the past four years focused on sales and completions loading, where he and his team have successfully built up a solid backlog for the Basel completions center.

In his new position as vice president of completions sales and marketing, Matthew Woollaston will oversee global sales activities for the completions business, while keeping aircraft owners, operators and industry executives apprised of the benefits of assigning vvip completions projects to Jet Aviation Basel's completions center. Woollaston joined Jet Aviation Basel in March 2014 from a New Zealand-based firm, where he successfully led the company's vip completions business for five years. Since joining the company, Woollaston has been instrumental in securing new wide-body contracts and contributing to the success of the overall completions team. He is a licensed aircraft maintenance engineer and holds a bachelor of commerce degree.

“As part of the completions leadership team since 2011, Ruedi has made some very strategic decisions during his tenure leading sales and marketing. His decision to appoint Matt is one of them,” says Neil Boyle, Jet Aviation Basel's vice president and general manager of the completions center. “Matthew has demonstrated great tenacity and resolve to add value and commitment to the team, and I look forward to him joining the completions leadership team. Kraft and Woollaston both have proven track records in service delivery and naturally complement one another in business acumen and aviation know-how. They both will report to me as they continue to work closely together in their new roles as they build upon Jet Aviation's existing client base.”