Aerion appoint Ernie Edwards Appointed chief commercial officer

Edwards reports to Aerion CEO Doug Nichols.

Edwards retired as president of Embraer Executive Jets at the end of 2013 and earlier served as that company’s Vice President of sales & marketing for North America. In those roles (from 2005 to 2013), he helped build Embraer, a new entrant to business aviation, to become one of the industry’s leading brands.

“Ernie is known and respected throughout the business jet community around the globe,” said Nichols. “He understands our customer base, which, of course, encompasses the absolute elite users of business aircraft. His contribution to Aerion will be invaluable.” “From his days at Embraer, and even earlier, Ernie has been a pioneer and a very successful one at that,” remarked Aerion Co-chairman Brian Barents. “We will benefit greatly from his vast experience and talents.”

A 45-year veteran of the industry, Edwards most recently served as non-executive chairman of Veling Tayara, a Dubai based company that provides structured operating leases for business jets and is a sister company of Veling, one of the world’s top 40 commercial leasing companies.