VIH Aerospace Announces Addition of New Sales & Marketing Director

Feb. 18, 2015

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada – VIH Aerospace (VIHA) a leading provider of global helicopter and fixed-wing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services announces the hiring of Dave McGrath as the company’s Director of Sales, Marketing and Business Development, effective February 15, 2015.

Arne Arneson, General Manager for VIHA explains that McGrath’s hiring comes at a time when VIHA is further expanding and diversifying its ability to provide best-in- MRO and engineering services to the international helicopter market; and that company leadership determined VIHA required an experienced aerospace marketing and business development member to assist the company in achieving its goals.

“Dave McGrath is a very experienced marketing and business development professional with years of industry experience ranging from aircraft maintenance technician and instructor up to and including leading the marketing and business strategy initiatives for several of our industry’s leading MRO providers,” says Arneson. “Therefore; we are confident that his contribution to our team makes VIHA even more competitive and capable in offering our helicopter MRO services to operators.”

In his new role, McGrath is responsible for all aspects of VIHA marketing-communications, sales business development; with a primary focus on increasing utilization of the company’s successful MRO services including: aircraft refurbishment, structural repair, component overhaul, avionics and electrical installations, modification and upgrades, and product engineering.

Aircraft types supported by VIHA include:

-       Bell Helicopter 205/206/212/222/230/407

-       Sikorsky S-61 and S-92

-       Airbus AS350

A complete overview of VIHA capabilities can be viewed at: www.vihaerospace.com