Press Release

Issued by Gama Aviation.

May 8, 2017

Gama Aviation Plc is pleased to announce further management team additions to its European air and ground divisions to support its growth ambitions.

Mark Gascoigne joins the air division as general manager having enjoyed a successful career at BAE Systems and more recently De La Rue, where he was sales operations director. Mark is tasked to continue to build the air business in Europe, bringing a fresh perspective to the division given his extensive experience of working with complex, high value clients.

Scott McVicar joins the ground division as general manager having enjoyed a successful career at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, growing the MOD Special Projects business from scratch. A passionate aviation enthusiast, owning a part share of a light aircraft and holding a Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering, Scott will bring his management and business development talents to the division as it builds from its strong platform.

Peter Rutherford, joins as head of sales, Europe ground having a long and distinguished career in aviation. As a licensed engineer and from crew chief with GE corporate air transport, Peter has held positions with Bombardier and Innotech Aviation. Peter will be focused on selling the division's considerable base, line and AOG capabilities as well as specialisms such as design engineering.

Marwan Khalek, group chief executive, Gama Aviation Plc commented: “I am delighted with the extremely high level of management experience that we are attracting to the business. The depth and breadth of the skills, knowledge and experience that these appointments bring to our business adds significant strength to our leadership team, enhancing our ability to deliver on our strategic growth objectives whilst we continue to improve our operational performance and maintain our focus on surpassing our client's expectations.”