C&L Aerospace, a division of US aftermarket support specialist C&L Aviation Group, has established a new sales office in South Africa and Timothy Semetsing has joined the company in the position of regional sales manager, Africa. Semetsing will lead sales and marketing activities in this region for C&L's regional airline and corporate market segments.

“Africa is an important and growing market for us,” says C&L senior VP Martin Cooper. “Timothy is a well-known and respected sales leader, and we are excited to have him join our team to work with new and existing customers. We look forward to the knowledge he will bring to further expand our aircraft coverage for ATR, ERJ and corporate after-market parts in the African market.”

Semetsing has over a decade of experience in the African airline and corporate parts market, most recently as sales director, Africa at Absolute Aviation. Prior to that, Semetsing was a parts salesperson with National Airways Corporation.

Semetsing will be based in South Africa.