Choosing Those Who Will Lead

NBAA members elected five Directors to three-year terms during their Annual Meeting at the Las Vegas Convention Center. They are:

• Randal J. Hudon, BellSouth Corporate Aviation and Travel Services
• Jeffrey W. Lee, IBM Corporation
• John H. Ratcliff, Ford Motor Company
• George A. Saling, Altria Corporate Services
• Douglas Schwartz, AT&T Aviation

  

Randy Hudon leads and manages all aspects of BellSouth's corporate aviation team, commercial travel business and corporate meeting planning organization. This will be his first term on the NBAA Board of Directors.

NBAA Treasurer Jeffrey W. Lee is the director of flight operations for IBM Corporation, which he joined in 1980 as a copilot. Prior to joining the NBAA Board in 2001, he served first as vice chairman and then chairman of NBAA's Corporate Aviation Management Committee.

John H. Ratcliff joined Ford Motor Company in 1973, where he held positions as pilot, supervisor of flight operations and chief pilot, respectively, before assuming his current position as aviation director and chief pilot. He joined the Board in 2001.

Immediate Past Chairman George A. Saling assumed his position as vice president, aviation and travel services for Altria Corporate Services, Inc. in October 2000. He is responsible for providing worldwide aviation and commercial travel support for all of the company's operating divisions. He was elected to the Board in 1994 and also has served on the NBAA Corporate Aviation Management Committee.

In early 1999, Douglas Schwartz joined AT&T, where as aviation director, he currently is responsible for the oversight of the entire flight operation, including aircraft scheduling, staffing and supervision, aircraft maintenance, and facilities management. This will be his first term on the NBAA Board.

These five Directors' terms will conclude at the NBAA 60th Annual Meeting & Convention, scheduled to be held in Atlanta, GA, from September 25 to 27, 2007.

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