Nomad Technics has appointed Thomas Gierlich as chief executive officer and accountable manager. As part of the Nomad Aviation management team, he will be in charge of the group's maintenance entity Nomad Technics AG in Basel, Switzerland.

Gierlich has more than 15 years of experience in aircraft maintenance, in business aviation in particular. He joined Nomad Technics in 2021 as director maintenance sales where he was instrumental in driving the company's growth forward by building lasting relationships with existing and new clients and thereby securing key maintenance projects. Prior to that, he held various positions in sales, customer support and business development at Honeywell, EMTEQ and SR Technics. He holds a Master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the Technical University of Munich.

"Thomas has demonstrated his dedication to Nomad Technics in the last years. His expertise, strategic vision and commitment to excellence align perfectly with our company's values and objectives. We are confident that under his leadership, Nomad Technics will continue to be a solid partner in VVIP aircraft maintenance," says Heinz Koehli, executive chairman of Nomad Aviation. "He played a pivotal role in navigating Nomad Technics to its current position of success within the business aviation maintenance industry."

Nomad Technics AG is an EASA Part-145 approved organisation providing maintenance inspection and non-routine repair work on Bombardier and Embraer Legacy business jets and performs line and base maintenance work on the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 737NG series aircraft.