Story ID: 003 October
People in Aviation
By: Kait Wilson
Caption: David Scobey is president and CEO of Corporate Aircraft Association, John Carver is CEO of Burrell Aviation, and David Coppock is president of JetHQ.
Word Count: 769
The Corporate Aircraft Association (CAA) named David Scobey president and CEO, while P.J. Clark, who has been CAA's acting president for the last six months, was promoted to COO. Scobey retired as president and CEO of AT&T Southeast and also served for six years as the chairman of the board of Lipscomb University, was the past chairman of the TBM Owners and Pilots Association, and served on the board of CAA for the last two years.

Burrell Aviation hired John Carver to serve as CEO. Carver’s previous experience includes being deputy executive director of special projects at Los Angeles World Airports from 2016 to 2020, leading the Land Optimization and Airport Resiliency Task Forces, and serving as executive director of VICC USA. 

JetHQ promoted David Coppock to president—North America, after previously serving as v-p of sales. Also joining JetHQ and reporting to Coppock is Sonya Sheldon, who will serve as v-p of sales—East Coast, and Cole White as v-p—Central U.S. Coppock joined the company after holding leadership roles with manufacturers Bombardier, Gulfstream, and Hawker Beechcraft, as well as business development at Mente Group. Sheldon has spent her entire career in aviation, serving as a corporate pilot, flight test engineer at Gulfstream, and senior sales engineer, as well as working for a brokerage firm. White, an Army veteran and U.S. Military Academy graduate, also joined JetHQ from Mente Group, most recently serving as managing director.

Ty Dubay was hired by Skyservice Business Aviation as chief of staff and Qi Tang was appointed as CFO. Dubay has more than 20 years of global leadership and operational experience in aviation and automotive services, having previously held leadership positions with NetJets. Tang has more than 25 years of experience in finance and business leadership, most recently as CFO and senior v-p of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust. 

Richard Koucheravy was named as executive v-p of Vita Inclinata’s Aerospace Division. Koucheravy’s experience includes a 28-year military career, having previously served as Division Chief for Aviation in the U.S. Army Staff’s G8, as well as business development leadership roles at UltiSat, Sikorsky, and Lockheed Martin.

Turbine Engine Specialists (TES) has appointed Paul Goffredi as v-p and general manager of TES operations and Dave Rassett as v-p of sales. Goffredi joins TES after previously holding the role of president and COO at VSE Aviation as well as several senior positions held at the Killick Aerospace Group, Dallas Airmotive, StandardAero, and Aviall. Rassett was promoted within the company having previously managed TES operations over the last four years.

MAAS Aviation has appointed Malachy McEnroe to the team as CFO. McEnroe has worked in finance and business for over 25 years, having held senior finance roles at both GE and HNA and having served for seven years at TIP Trailer Services as global CFO. 

Vincent Kavanagh was hired by Four Corners Aviation to serve as executive v-p and head of sales. Kavanagh joins Four Corners after being employed by Air Partner in various senior sales positions over the past eight years. He has also held sales management positions with VistaJet and NetJets Europe.

Kris Larkin has been hired as v-p and senior account executive for SterlingRisk Aviation. Larkin previously was client service supervisor at Arthur J. Gallagher & Company in the aviation practice division. Before that, she held positions with State Farm Insurance, Aviation Insurance Services of Illinois, and Near North Insurance Brokerage.

CMC Electronics appointed Robert Kopersiewich as v-p of engineering. He succeeds Don Paolucci, who is retiring after more than 40 years at the company. Kopersiewich's prior experience includes ten years in aerospace and defense at CAE and nearly five years in fintech at Morgan Stanley.

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has added Katherine Nettrour as v-p of finance, Simone Perez as senior director of civil aviation, and Steven Jordan Tomaszewski as senior director of national security space. Nettrour has more than 15 years of experience specializing in accounting, operations, and treasury management. Perez previously served as a professional staff member on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Tomaszewski joins AIA from The Aerospace Corporation where he provided technical advice to senior Department of Defense executives in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. 
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