The Royal Aeronautical Society has appointed Paul Ashcroft as the new president of its Singapore branch. Ashcroft recently relocated to Singapore from the UK and now serves as senior v-p of Asia Pacific for aviation asset group AerFin. Previously, he held senior technical positions with Rolls-Royce, Cathay Pacific, and GE Aerospace. He also has served as chair of the society’s Cardiff branch.
“Singapore has a commanding aviation presence being home to more than a hundred aviation businesses and thousands of aviation professionals,” Ashcroft said. “During my tenure, I plan to strengthen the Royal Aeronautical Society’s ties to the sector by increasing the breadth and diversity of our membership and enthuse tomorrow’s aviation professionals with a host of stimulating activities and events.”
Ashcroft is attending this week’s Singapore Airshow with the society’s president Kerrisa Khan. She is in charge of innovation for the Future Flight Challenge, run by the UK Research and Innovation agency.
The UK-based professional body was founded in 1866 and now counts more than 25,000 members worldwide.