West Star has named Larry Marler as the technical sales manager at its Chattanooga, Tennessee location. Marler recently advanced from project manager and will now be part of the technical sales team at the Chattanooga facility.

Marler has over 35 years of aviation experience with previous positions held at Midcoast, Dassault Falcon Jet and StandardAero, and has been at West Star for just over three years. He graduated from Broward Community College and served in the US Air Force.

“We are excited to offer this promotion to such an experienced employee and know his skills and expertise will bring continued growth to the company and the Chattanooga community,” says vice president of sales Marty Rhine. “We believe advancement and training within West Star is an important component to our company culture and success.”

“I am eager to continue my aviation career with West Star and appreciate the opportunity to apply my expertise to the variety of services offered at the Chattanooga facility,” adds Marler.