On demand jet charter marketplace Victor has appointed David Young as managing director of its North America division. After successfully launching Victor's private office in California in 2015 for the entertainment industry, Young will now oversee Victor's entire US business.

Under Young's leadership is a team of 18 aviation specialists split across the company's offices in Santa Barbara, Washington DC and New York. Whilst continuing to direct Victor's for Music, Young will oversee sales and flight operations, business development and strategic growth across the entire US outfit.

Young has an entrepreneurial background founding multiple start-ups combining his passion for private aviation, music and sustainable mobility, as well as experience managing some of the most high-profile and complex global private jet tours, including the historic Rihanna 777 tour on a chartered Boeing 777 and the Bacardi Triangle shuttle of 750 VIPs to a private island. After reaching vice president of entertainment at Sentient Jet Charter, he launched YoungJets in 2012, a private jet charter services provider for many of the world's biggest music tours and live events. After three years, that company was acquired by Victor in 2015.

“Victor is world-renowned for setting the agenda in the highly-competitive jet charter market,” says Young. “When I first met Clive Jackson and the executive team in London in 2014, we spoke of Victor's high-tech, high-touch vision and a shared passion for a more socially responsible aviation future. Now, the launch this summer of an industry-first climate action initiative with the ambition of shaping a more sustainable future across aviation is a prime example of Victor continuing to revolutionise the industry and what attracted me to work with Victor in the first place. I am excited to further drive growth, innovation and success for Victor in North America, the largest market for business aviation, and a market right for disruption via smart tech as well as environmental stewardship.”

CEO and founder Clive Jackson adds: “David Young's market expertise in North America will be key to helping us take our industry-first climate action campaign to the US. Victor is setting a bold new benchmark for climate action within the industry by recognising our environmental impact, taking ownership and initiating positive action. Working with key industry players, we want to inspire others to follow suit and have a vision that every private charter flight globally is double carbon offset.”