Press Release

Issued by Avia Solutions Group.

September 17, 2019

Avia Solutions Group has appointed the former Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, EU Ambassador to Afghanistan and Russia, and Ambassador to the USA, Mexico and the United Kingdom Vygaudas Usackas as a member of the board of directors at Avia Solutions Group.

As a member of the board of directors, the Ambassador Vygaudas Usackas will oversee the work of the Avia Solutions Group’s offices worldwide and will support the Group’s investment teams in their diligence processes, especially when the aviation family is considering investments in the new geographies.

Gediminas Ziemelis, chairman of the board, stated: “On behalf of everyone at the Avia Solutions Group, I welcome the former Ambassador Vygaudas Usackas to the Avia Solutions family. As the world changes and our family expands globally, we are looking for team members with expertise in international relations and very specific skills to boost the Avia Solutions Group’s worldwide outreach. Vygaudas Usackas' more than 30 years of experience in international politics are exactly what Avia Solutions Group needs today. With the former Ambassador Vygaudas Usackas joining the Bboard of directors we are eager to provide the best aviation services in four continents of the world and continue to expand our presence from Asia to the Americas.”

"Avia Solutions Group is one of the best known and fastest growing Lithuanian companies in the world,” newly appointed board member Vygaudas Usackas observed. “I am very optimistic about the strategic vision, global ambition and talented team of experts that the Avia Solutions Group has gathered. I am excited and eagerly look forward to supporting the investment and business development teams in their pursuit to reach the goal of strengthening the Avia Solutions Group’s presence as a global aviation services family.“

Avia Solutions Group is an international aerospace business group with 42 subsidiaries worldwide. Headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania, the Group has representative offices in the USA, the UK, Poland, Serbia, Estonia, Russia, Thailand, and Indonesia.

With over 1,600 customers across the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, Avia Solutions Group is among the market’s leading providers of aircraft maintenance, aviation staff training and recruitment, ground handling and fueling, aviation IT solutions, charter flights and tourism. The Group’s annual turnover exceeds €420 million.

The Group unites a team of 3,000 professionals working and living across 40 countries worldwide. Both the company and its team are active members of various local communities, providing extended support to sport, culture, environment, and health-related organizations and groups.