PrivatAir has appointed Isabelle de

Melo as chief financial officer. She

will be based at the company’s

headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland

and will be responsible for

coordinating the group’s financial

affairs worldwide, reporting directly

to ceo Greg Thomas.

After graduating in business

administration for HEC in Paris, de

Melo joined Arthur Andersen as an

auditor. In 1992, she left her position

as manager to join Gemplus as chief

financial officer. Between 1998 and

2003, she worked as a financial

advisor to high-tech companies and

was also involved in real estate and

financial portfolio management.

Ceo Greg Thomas says: “PrivatAir

is delighted to welcome Isabelle

onboard as cfo. Her impressive

track record of successful financial

management of fast-growing companies

in a changing business

environment should allow her to

make a significant contribution to the

future development of our activities.”