Duncan Aviation's CEO Jeff Lake has announced changes to the company's senior leadership as the business looks to the future and prepares for upcoming retirements.

As of 1 January Lake, who was previously CEO and president, has transferred the president title to Mike Minchow, formerly COO of the company's Lincoln, Nebraska, MRO facility. Lake is retaining the CEO position. Kasey Harwick, former vice president of quality at the Lincoln site, has been promoted to executive vice president and COO of the Lincoln facility.

Minchow is a 31-year team member with Duncan Aviation, joining the design centre in 1993 while working on his Master's degree in architecture. He transitioned to team leader of design, moved to sales team leader and then on to programme manager. He was promoted to sales manager for modifications (paint, interior, avionics and installations) and assumed those responsibilities for airframe and engines in 2011. In October 2015, he was promoted to Duncan Aviation's senior management team as vice president of sales and then vice president of modifications and engineering. Minchow was named COO of Duncan's Lincoln facility in July 2020.

Minchow has been actively involved in the local community and has served on various aviation industry boards including the Gogo Dealer Advisory Board, Honeywell Channel Partner Advisory Board, Aircraft Electronic Association (AEA) Board, the NBAA Certified Aviation Manager Governing Board and the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Board.

Harwick joined Duncan Aviation's Lincoln location in 1999. He performed completions on green Astra SPX aircraft until he transitioned to the airframe team, which gave him experience on Astras, Learjets and Challengers. After more than seven years as a lead technician, Harwick moved to a team leader position for a fleet customer programme. He then served as the fleet programme's programme manager until mid-2017, when he took on the responsibilities of director of maintenance at the Battle Creek, Michigan, facility. In 2018, Harwick was promoted to vice president of maintenance and in 2019 he returned to Lincoln as vice president of aircraft services and quality.