London, England, United Kingdom
Founder of the The Jet Business, the world’s first street front corporate aircraft showroom in the world in London. Ex-board member of XOJET and Virgin Galactic. Have also served as President and senior executive positions for a number of private equity companies and the companies they controlled in various industries in America, Russia and Europe. A commercial-instrument-rated pilot, single and multi-engine.
The Jet Business is the world’s first street-level corporate aircraft showroom in the world. The new concept showroom, opened in 2011 and is based in the very center of London between Belgravia, Knightsbridge and Mayfair. The showroom displays a full-size mockup of an Airbus ACJ319 interior that is visible from the street. It is exceptionally furnished with bespoke leather seats and windows showing a moving cloudscape replicating the sensation of flight. The showroom houses a 26-foot (8-metre) video wall which accesses an aircraft database. driven by a bespokely designed sales app. It provides clients with the ultimate “one stop shopping” experience by comparing, in life-size detail, different airplanes cabin dimensions, seating arrangements, design details and availability.
Consultant for a number of domestic and international companies, investors and merchant banks in merger and acquisition opportunities in the sectors of real estate, aviation, and restaurants.