APOC, has brought in experienced senior executive, Craig Skilton, to lead its rapidly developing components division.
His remit will encompass increasing market share for APOC’s growing portfolio.
Gavin Simmonds, CEO explains: “The new role of VP Components is of strategic importance as we broaden APOC’s global footprint and deploy secured capital.
“Craig is a highly respected member of the aviation community with a reputation for team motivation and commercial success, coupled with extensive technology capabilities.”
The growth of APOC since its inception some ten years ago has been impressive and attracted favourable attention from both industry and investors alike, so Skilton anticipates challenging but exciting times ahead.
“APOC’s dynamic and entrepreneurial approach towards doing business is refreshing” he says.
“APOC has some incredible foundations which I’m excited to build upon: a recognisable and respected brand, great people, a significant financing facility – and an exponentially expanding inventory of the right products.
“My immediate objective is to source new assets whilst mentoring, shaping, and growing a high-performing sales team who, when armed with the right inventory, can be market leading. Key hires that have excellent industry knowledge are already in progress.
“Our mission within the airframe division is to become the ‘intuitive partner of choice’ for the A320 & B737 family of airframes and components. We’re aiming to do this by focusing on the fundamentals and being the best at what we do.”
Although his role is global, Skilton will primarily concentrate on Europe & Asia Pacific as APOC’s two key markets and within that, strengthening the organisation’s foothold in the UK.
He will also work in tandem with APOC’s emergent repairs business as the Company evolves from quick-turn sales of repairable/serviceable stock to intrinsically more valuable components ready to exchange and lease.
