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Following the appointment of Arjan Meijer as president and chief executive officer of Embraer’s Commercial Aviation business in June, Embraer is making a number of key leadership appointments in its global commercial team.
Martyn Holmes has been appointed chief commercial officer of Embraer’s commercial unit. Holmes, who joined the company in 2012, is moving on from his previous role, as vice-president for Europe, Russia and Central Asia. Holmes will continue to be based in Amsterdam at Embraer’s EMEA head office, and will report to Meijer. Previously with a major engine manufacturer, Holmes has over 20 years’ experience in the aviation business. In support of Holmes’ new role, there are also three new appointments at the regional level.
Cesar Pereira, has been appointed vice-president of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Embraer Commercial Aviation, relocating from Singapore to the Amsterdam office. Pereira has held a number of senior roles in market intelligence, product development and sales engineering during his 17 year career at Embraer.
Raul Villaron moves on from his role as vice-president Middle East and Africa to Singapore, as vice-president Asia Pacific, looking after Embraer’s Commercial Aviation for the Asia Pacific region (not including China). Villaron has been with Embraer for 15 years, and prior to this current appointment was the marketing director for the EMEA region. Guo Qing remains as the vice-president of China for Embraer Commercial Aviation.
Mark Neely has been appointed vice-president of The Americas for Embraer Commercial Aviation. In this role, Neely will cover both continents of the Americas from his base in the United Sates. Neely has been with Embraer for 10 years and was the regional vice-president of sales in North America.
“These moves are part of Embraer’s strategy to better harness and cross-pollinate our global experience and work closer with our customers and partners as we all navigate these challenging times,” said Meijer.
“We have a diverse and first-rate sales team across the world led by experienced operatives. Embraer’s E-Jets and E2 family of aircraft are very well positioned to provide airlines with flexibility, and competitive edge as we emerge from this global crisis. In fact, despite these unprecedented times we are still seeing real opportunities in the market for E-Jets and the E2 the most efficient and environmentally sustainable single-aisle aircraft available,” said Holmes.
In another consolidation within the Commercial Aviation business unit, Simon Newitt will add the asset management responsibility to his current role becoming, vice-president, Contracts and Asset Management, Embraer Commercial Aviation, also reporting to Meijer.
Meijer added, “after many years of delivering success for Embraer, Reinaldo Krugner, Charlie Hillis and Paulo Estevao de Carvalho Tullio have decided to look for new opportunities outside Embraer. We thank them for their dedication and contributions to Embraer, and wish them all the best.”
