Executive Change at Cirrus Aircraft

Cirrus named Ian Bentley to the post of Vice President and Managing Director of International Sales. Cirrus currently delivers aircraft in more than 50 countries around the world and Bentley brings key experience and market knowledge to Cirrus' corporate strategy of additional penetration into incumbent international markets and expansion into new ones. Prior to Cirrus, Bentley has held a variety of technical, sales, marketing, and management positions in entrepreneurial computer software companies, and holds a degree in mathematics from London University. Bentley is an active pilot with several thousand hours of general aviation flight time both in the U.S. and abroad. He holds commercial, multi-engine, and instrument ratings.

Bentley joined Cirrus Aircraft in 1997 as Director of Sales Support, was later Vice President of Customer Relations, and most recently was Vice President of Products and Services. Bentley played a key role in the development of the customer delivery and training process still used today as an integral part of the Cirrus ownership experience. While Vice President of Customer Relations, Bentley was instrumental in the development of the Cirrus Authorized Service Center Network (CASC), Cirrus Training Center (CTC) and Cirrus Standardized Flight Instructor networks (CSIP), and the Air Safety Department. Cirrus Perspective by Garmin, Known Ice Protection, and X-Edition, all part of the SR20 and SR22 now, are the direct result of strategies developed by Bentley during his time as Vice President, Products and Services.

In accepting the appointment to his newest role Bentley commented, "I am proud to have the opportunity to work with our established network of International Sales Centers. I am pleased to be a part of the professional and highly capable network of international partners representing Cirrus Aircraft, from our mature operations in Europe to the evolving markets in Latin America, China, and India."

Brent Wouters, Cirrus Aircraft President and CEO added, "Ian represents the original Cirrus vision of developing a new personal aviation. That's still the Cirrus mission today that we are sharing and growing around the world. I know that our current international customers and partners join me in looking very forward to Ian's leadership in his newest role."

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