13 Mar 2015 07:00
13 March 2015
Air Partner plc
Directorate Change
Grahame Chilton, Non-Executive Director of Air Partner, has announced his intention to retire from the Board, effective Monday 16 March. Grahame joined the Air Partner Board in July 2013.
Grahame "Chily" Chilton has accepted an executive role as CEO of Arthur J. Gallagher International. This new role will take up significant amounts of Mr Chilton's time, limiting his ability to serve as a Non-Executive Director at Air Partner.
Mr Chilton will be succeeded as chair of the Air Partner Remuneration Committee by Peter Saunders.
Richard Everitt, Chairman of Air Partner, commented: "On behalf of the Board, and everyone at Air Partner, I would like to express my gratitude to Grahame for his contribution to the company, and we all wish him well in his new role."
Commenting on his departure, Grahame Chilton said: "As a result of the new executive role that I have accepted at Arthur J. Gallagher International, I have given serious consideration to the time I can allocate to my other business roles and consequently will regrettably be leaving Air Partner. I have greatly enjoyed my tenure on the Board and would like to wish the whole Group every success in the future."
Grahame Chilton is also a Non-Executive Chairman of Aon Holdings Limited.
Enquiries:
Air Partner 01293 844788
Mark Briffa, CEO
Temple Bar Advisory (Financial PR advisor) 020 7002 1080
Tom Allison (07789 998020)
Alycia MacAskill
About Air Partner
Air Partner has been trading for over 50 years and is a world leading provider of aviation charter services to industry, commerce, governments and individuals worldwide. The Group is globally recognised as a leading charter broker and organises ad hoc aircraft charters of every type for any reason. Its three main divisions comprise Air Partner Private Jets, Air Partner Commercial Jets and Air Partner Freight. The Commercial Jets division charters large airliners to move groups of any size. Private Jets offers the company's pre-paid JetCard scheme and on-demand charter. With its headquarters alongside Gatwick airport in the UK, Air Partner operates 24/7 year-round and has 20 offices globally. Air Partner is also the only air charter broker in the UK certified ISO 9001:2008 compliant for commercial airline and private jet solutions worldwide.www.airpartner.com