November 15, 2012 - At the meeting of the Board
of Directors of Switzerland based Pilatus
Aircraft members voted to elect Markus Bucher as
the new CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board
with effect from January 1, 2013. He will take
over from Oscar J. Schwenk, who will remain as
Chairman of the Board of Directors with
responsibility for the strategic management of
the company.
Originally from Lucerne, 47 years old, looks
back on a successful career of over 25 years
with Pilatus, working in Production Logistics,
Sales and Customer Service, with additional
management experience in our Aircraft Assembly
and Maintenance Units. During his time in these
areas he managed a series of highly demanding
international customer projects in addition to
successfully implementing a range of complex
internal organization projects.
In his position as Chief Operating Officer,
which he assumed on 1.7.2011, Markus Bucher has
proven through his dedicated and professional
approach that he also has the necessary
managerial skills to deliver efficient solutions
to complex and widely varying tasks across all
areas of the company. Schwenk is confident that
Markus Bucher is absolutely the right person for
the job:
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