Swiss-based Nomad Aviation has appointed Thomas Koehli as its CEO. Koehli will lead the management team and will be in charge of the Nomad Aviation group. He succeeds his father Heinz Koehli, who will concentrate on the company's expansion and his strategic role as executive chairman. In addition to his new assignment, Thomas keeps his role in leading the charter sales and ground operations departments.

Thomas Koehli has over 19 years of aviation experience. He joined Nomad Aviation a year ago as senior VP of sales and ground operations. Prior to that, he spent 18 years with a ground handling company at Zurich International airport, latterly as VP and member of the executive management, where he led its airline and cargo handling division.

“As Thomas has already worked in the aviation industry in various management functions, he will be a valuable and highly appreciated professional to lead the operation of Nomad Aviation,” says Heinz Koehli. “His strength is organisational leadership and he is a dedicated and motivated person.”

Nomad offers aircraft manage-ment and charter services, and its fleet includes G650, Global 5000, Global XRS, Challenger 604, Legacy 600, CJ1+ and Premier 1 types.