February 2013 News

Jasper Engines & Transmissions announced the following changes to its leadership: John Schroeder was named vice president of drive-train manufacturing. Joe Haug was named manager of the transmission division at the Crawford County facility. Mark Balsmeyer was named director of the Jasper Production System. JPS is a combination of JASPER’s workforce, and the processes and systems that guide the company’s re-manufacturing procedures.

BBA Aviation Flight Support promoted Maria Sastre to the position of president and chief operating officer for Signature Flight Support Corp. In her new role, Sastre is responsible for the daily operations of Signature’s worldwide network of FBOs and maintenance centers. Also, Signature Flight Support promoted Geoff Heck to the position of a senior vice president of sales and marketing.

Patrick Lester joined B GSE Group, LLC as the east coast military sales executive and service pit sales expert responsible for sales, project management and after-market support. Previously, Lester worked at a military OEM manufacture where he supported military sales and special project sourcing initiatives for seven years.

Mary Hester was named managing director of station operations for Horizon Air, where she will be responsible for airport and customer service operations in 31 cities spanning California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Canada and Mexico.

ASIG appointed James “Jimmy” Glock to vice president, carbon solutions. Glock is leading the company’s sales initiatives for ASIG’s partnership with GE Aviation’s engine wash technology called ClearCore™. He is responsible for securing engine wash service contracts with commercial airlines and the U.S. military throughout the United States.