Boots leaves the helm as CEO at Celebi

August 16, 2016

Celebi Aviation Holding Group chief executive officer (CEO) Onno Boots left his position yesterday, which he has held since 2014.

The Turkish ground handling firm’s chairman, Can Celebioglu says the board of directors respects Boots’ decision and is pleased he will continue to act as a consultant to Celebi for its planned initiatives in the Asia Pacific region.

The board of Celebi Havacılık Holding has started a search to identify a new CEO and expects that transition to take place in the near future.

During this process, Dave Dorner will assume the leadership responsibilities and act as interim CEO of Celebi Havacılık Holding effective from 16 August. Dorner is an operating partner at Actera and has been a member of the board of Celebi Havacılık Holding since 2013.

The board of directors also thanked Boots for his contribution as Group CEO and wished success to Dorner for this interim assignment.

James Graham

James Graham is an award-winning transport media journalist with a long background in the commercial freight sector, including commercial aviation and the aviation supply chain. He was the initial Air Cargo Week journalist and retuned later for a stint as editor. He continues his association as editor of the monthly supplements. He has reported for the newspaper from global locations as well as the UK.

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