ExecuJet MRO Services Europe has appointed Nadia Coetzee as general manager of its MRO facility at Brussels International airport. Coetzee will focus on expanding support to customers including the growth of its AOG support business.

Coetzee was previously based at ExecuJet's global headquarters in Lanseria, near Johannesburg, in South Africa where she was the supervisor in charge of the company's technical services department. In that role she managed all aspects of aircraft maintenance projects.

"Putting AOG aircraft quickly back into service is highly valued by customers and is a business we know well," she says. "It helps build loyalty and leads to repeat inspection and service business."

ExecuJet MRO Services Europe, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, is part of Dassault's maintenance control centre. The Brussels facility has responded to AOGs throughout Europe and Africa. "We're qualified and certified to respond to AOGs anywhere in the world, depending on the aircraft type and registration," she adds.

Coetzee was born in South Africa and has a degree in business and financial management from Nelson Mandala University.

Approximately a third of ExecuJet MRO Services Europe's workforce are women; well above the industry average for the aviation MRO industry.

Christophe De Coppel, Regional VP Europe, says: "Nadia's appointment is a testament to our commitment to promoting female talent from within ExecuJet and from within the aviation industry, including to senior leadership roles."