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ASDWire distribution date : Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:35:00 GMT +0100 |
Fokker Services appoints Erik Goedhart as VP Marketing & Sales |
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Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands, June 5, 2009 --ASDWire]-- Fokker Services has appointed Erik Goedhart (1959) as Vice President Marketing & Sales. Erik Goedhart will be responsible for customer satisfaction and business growth, business development for new markets and solutions management for pre-owned aircraft. He will be the coach for the worldwide marketing & sales team on the path towards commercial excellence. Erik Goedhart has decades of experience in the aviation market and is no stranger to Fokker Services as well. In the period 2001 2003 he already was Vice President Marketing & Sales at Fokker Services. During this time he and the Fokker Services team designed and launched the Fokker FUTURE100 and FUTURE50 remarketing concepts. Between 2003 and 2007 Erik Goedhart had is own fleet management advisory services and as such developed reliability improvement programs for major aerospace customers. Since 2007 he has been Vice President Business Development Aerospace with the global logistics service provider Kuehne + Nagel out of its Swiss head office. Erik Goedhart discussing his return to Fokker Services: "Why am I returning to Fokker Services? It is just a way of living and the complexity of the commercial challenge is of a magnitude which is very inspiring. Furthermore the Fokker market needs a new injection in order to support the Fokker fleet up to 2020 and beyond. Also I am fully convinced we did set standards in the support of pre-owned aircraft which are very much of interest to other aircraft OEMs." Notes to editors About Fokker Services At present there are 700 operational Fokker aircrafts across the world. The Fokker aircraft has earned a reputation for comfort, reliability and durability. Many consider the Fokker aircraft among the best mid-size aircraft ever built. The fleet still meets the high noise requirements of the future. The operators are enthusiastic about their structural integrity, advanced technologies and operational reliability. But also extremely pleased with the handling comfort of the aircraft. They feel that choosing a Fokker aircraft for their fleet makes economic sense. During the years the Fokker fleet has only grown stronger and has developed even further. The aircraft meets the challenges of the future. Fokker Services is part of Stork Aerospace. Stork Aerospace develops and produces advanced components and systems for the aerospace industry, and supplies integrated maintenance services and products to aircraft owners and operators. In 2008 the group achieved a turnover of € 597 million with 3,700 employees. |
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For further information please contact: Pauline van Niekerken pauline.vanniekerken@stork.com +31 (0)25 26 27 299 |
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