Central Europe Private Aviation has announced that Roger Whyte, a former senior executive with Cessna for over 28 years, is to chair the association for 2014, following outgoing chairman Philippe Lienard.

Whyte has extensive experience in global business development and event management, skills which are expected to serve him well as he seeks to strengthen the reputation in the region of the CEPA Expo, which hosted a record number of delegates during its last outing at Prague in November 2013.

He has previously held the position of chairman of the Associate Member Advisory Committee and as a board member of NBAA. Whyte was also a founding board member of the Air Charter Safety Foundation.

“I have been following the progress of CEPA since its inception and having attended the CEPA Expo, I am impressed with what has been achieved so far,” he says. “The support CEPA provides to businesses in the central and eastern European regions complements the activity of organisations such as EBAA by providing a very specific focus. I am looking forward to working with the CEPA team to help take the organisation and the Expo to the next stage of its development.”