Rizon has given its new group ceo Patrick Enz a brief to make the company a leading global and Middle East company. Swiss-born Enz succeeds Will Curtis who steps down after two years of spearheading the development of the company in Doha, Qatar and London Biggin Hill. Brand new 120,000 sq ft hangar facilities housing new MRO and FBO activity at both locations open soon.

Enz says he will develop markets and customer relationships in the vvip segment and turn-key projects such as MROs and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America. Prior to running his own business aviation consultancy Enz was vp business development at Jet Aviation Management AG in Zurich.

He says: "I will do everything in my power to lead Rizon Group to the next level in its already remarkable history." Ahmed Al-Mannai, a Rizon director, says: "We will work with Enz towards establishing Rizon as the leading business aviation company in the Middle East and placing it among the top quality firms on the global market."

Two-year-old Rizon has offices in the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Jeddah and London and is focused on providing vip charter and support services in the Middle East, Asia, India, Russia, Africa and Europe.

Al-Mannai says: "We will meet increasing demand for corporate aircraft charter in the Gulf Cooperation Council states and expand through aircraft maintenance services, an aircraft trading and management arm. In Bahrain, Doha and London, Rizon is advancing plans to become an authorised service centre for various OEMs, serving operators in the Gulf, Middle East and Indian subcontinent markets."