Heralds flight support company's expansion plans
Signum Aviation Ltd, now into its second decade as one of the leading bespoke flight support companies for business aviation, has annponced the appointment of two new non-executive directors to its board.
Founded by Jonathan Gill in 2007, the business has grown substantially from a small office in Chester to a its present facility at City Airport, Manchester, with a staff of 15, supporting over 20,000 flights around the world, each year with aircraft ranging in size from Cessna Mustangs through to Boeing 777s. The business has enjoyed tremendous growth since its foundation, currently averaging a CAGR of 52.75% over the past six years.
(L to R): Dave Edwards, Jonathan Gill and Tom Wells.
Joining the board are Dave Edwards and Tom Wells of Windsor Capital LLP, an investment company specialising in the aviation industry. Dave’s career has always been in aviation, formerly the Executive Vice President of Qatar Airways’ business jet division, as well as MD, Middle and Asia for Gama Aviation; Tom’s career was spent with Gama Aviation as their MD, Europe for the Air Division. Together they lead Windsor Capital and its investment in a variety of aviation businesses.
“We are very excited about the appointment of two extremely experienced and capable individuals to our board allowing us to continue our growth and further develop our award-winning service," said Jonathan Gill. "Having known Dave and Tom for many years and followed their careers with interest, we are looking forward to working with them at Signum and having them as part of our fantastic team."
“Having known Jonathan for 20 years, both Tom and I are delighted to join the board of Signum Aviation," added Dave Edwards. "Having seen the business grow from a concept idea to what it is today has been a pleasure. With our experience of helping successful businesses grow further, especially internationally, we’re looking forward to what we can do with Jonathan and the team to help Signum continue to grow successfully.”
BlueSky Business Aviation News | 1st August 2019 | Issue #521
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