Tom Anderson Tapped For The Post

ATR is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Anderson as new Senior Vice President, Commercial and Customer Support.

In his new role, Tom will be responsible for developing global growth strategies in ATR's market segments, thus strengthening the company's position as the leading regional aircraft manufacturer. He will also supervise ATR's aftermarket strategies and focus on innovative customer-oriented products and services. Combining the Commercial and the Customer Support functions responds to ATR's initiative to reinforce the consistency of commercial efforts towards the customer.

ATR says that Tom's vast experience at the most senior levels within both major aircraft manufacturers and airlines has enabled him to master airline strategy, aircraft negotiations and the complex dynamics of relationship management.

Prior to joining ATR, he held various executive positions at Airbus such as Head of Services and Customer Support, and Senior Vice President North America. Earlier in his career, he served as Senior Vice President for Virgin America and spent eight year at JetBlue leading airline's aircraft programs and technical operations teams. Previously, he held various management and engineering positions at Boeing.

Anderson holds a Master's degree in Transportation from Northwestern University, USA. He is a licensed pilot.

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