Air Partner has appointed Paul Dollman as non-executive director. From June he will also take up the role of chair of the audit and risk committee, replacing Shaun Smith, who will not be standing for re-election having completed his three year term.

Dollman has significant PLC experience and has held chair and non-executive director positions at a range of listed companies. In addition, he has excellent knowledge of the aviation industry, having been group finance director at John Menzies, the holding company of Menzies Aviation, from 2002 to 2013. He understands the sector's operational, strategic and commercial environment well and is credited with nearly trebling Menzies Aviation in size during his tenure.

Company chair Ed Warner says: “I am very pleased that Paul has joined the Air Partner board. He has a deep understanding of the aviation industry which, coupled with his financial expertise, will be highly beneficial to the company, further aligning the board's experience to the group's strategy. On behalf of the board I would like to thank Shaun for his three years of service as non-executive director and chair of audit and risk committee, and wish him the best for the future.”

Dollman adds: “Air Partner has a solid strategy in place to become a world class aviation services group and I am very much looking forward to using my experience from Menzies Aviation to support this. With a new chair and strong management team in place, the company is in a good position to further grow its product offering, customer base and geographical reach.”

Paul's other current non-executive directorships include non-executive director and chair of the audit committee of Wilmington, non-executive director of Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society (part of Prudential), and non-executive director and chair of the audit committee of Etihad Topco, trading as Verastar. He was also previously non-executive director and chair of the audit committee of Arqiva group companies and non-executive director and chair of Smart Metering Systems.

In an executive capacity, Dollman has previously held the position of group finance director at William Grant & Sons Enterprises and Inveresk as well as a variety of roles at Clydesdale Group and PriceWaterhouse Coopers.