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GOODBYE HUGH

SL Aviation Holdings chief executive Hugh Flynn

Ahas announced that he will reti re aft er 22 very
successful years as chief executive of the ASL group.

Hugh will retire in July and effective on that date, ASL se-

nior executive Dave Andrew will take over as the new chief

executive of the ASL group.

ASL will continue to benefit from Hugh’s strategic input

as he will continue to serve as a non-executive director of

ASL Aviation Holdings. He will also become non-executive

chairman of each of ASL’s subsidiary airlines in Ireland,
Belgium, France and Hungary.

Dave is currently ASL’s chief executive Africa and Asia as
well as CEO Leasing, where he holds overall responsibility
for all of the group’s fleet and leasing operations.

ASL Aviation Holdings chairman Charles Graham said,

“This announcement offers continuity for ASL’s customers
and opportunity for the group led by Dave with support
from Hugh and the current ASL executive team”.

Charles paid tribute to Hugh and said he had “provided
superb leadership in over 35 years in group companies and

22 years as chief executive of ASL”.
“ASL has made a profit every year since its inception, DON’T BE BROKEN-HEARTED

irrespective of the prevailing global economic situations,”

said Charles. “The group fleet has grown to more than 130 OVER A BROKEN ENGINE.

aircraft and now operates on six continents, a testimony to

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to ASL’s customers”, Charles said. Insure now with
The ASL Chairman welcomed Dave to his new role as DJA Aviation.
group chief executive and said that “sound succession
planning meant that we had a very experienced and
talented ASL group executive ready and able to step into
the CEO role”.
“Dave’s association with ASL goes back 30 years to
when he joined Safair. He ran the airline’s passenger and
cargo services including their commercial Hercules hu-
manitarian operations,” said Charles, “and then as chief
executive of that airline he led the launch and became
the first CEO of the highly successful low-cost carrier, DJA Aviation is the longest-established aviation insurance
broking specialist in the South African insurance market and a
FlySafair,” Charles said.
Hugh is a commercial pilot and said he “planed to enjoy a market leader in developing customised insurance products for
the aviation industry. We employ more than 30 staff and utilise
bit of flying and spend more time with friends and family.” this great depth of aviation insurance knowledge, skill and

“I also look forward to my continuing role in the ASL group expertise to manage our clients’ aviation insurance portfolios.
and to supporting my friend and colleague, Dave Andrew, in

his new role. I am confident that the ASL group is in the best

hands and will continue to provide exceptional service and
reliability to our customers”.
Dave Andrew said, “I am very honoured to have been

appointed to this role and for the confidence placed in me
by the ASL Board”. PROUD SUPPORTER OF
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