Wed, Dec 14, 2011
Drew McEwen, Lisa Giessert Assume New Duties With The
Company
Piper Aircraft has named two seasoned executives to lead the
company's sales, customer support and marketing programs. Both will
report to Piper President and CEO Simon Caldecott.
(L-R) Drew McEwen, Lisa Giessert
Drew McEwen will become Head of Global Sales and Business
Development, responsible for the company's worldwide dealer
network, regional sales directors and global fleet sales.
Previously he was Director of Sales, Americas. Veteran Piper
executive Lisa Giessert will become Head of Sales Administration
and Customer Support, responsible for Sales Administration,
Marketing, Customer Support and Aftermarket Business. She
previously served in a series of increasingly more responsible
roles in support of Piper sales activities throughout the
world.
"Drew McEwen and Lisa Giessert are respected executives with
extensive industry sales experience and expansive knowledge of
Piper's dealer and service center support network," said Caldecott.
"They have established solid relationships with our important
dealer organization and can be expected to expand our footprint as
Piper grows as a global force in aviation." Both will be located at
Piper's headquarters in Vero Beach.
McEwen joined Piper in 2010 to lead the company's expansion of the
dealer network in the Americas. Previously he was a long-time sales
executive with Hawker Beechcraft Corp., where he was the highest
single sales producer in Beechcraft history, selling more than $1
billion in aircraft. He held a number of senior sales and marketing
positions during his years with that company. McEwen is a pilot
with 1,900 flight hours with twin and instrument ratings. He earned
a bachelor's in communication from Arizona State University.
Giessert began her aviation career at Piper nearly 20 years ago and
has risen steadily through the ranks to become a member of senior
management. She served in a variety of management roles to include
Executive Assistant, Executive Office Manager, Contracts
Coordinator, Warranty Manager, Parts Administration Director,
Dealer Development Manager and Sales/Contracts Administration
Director. Prior to Piper Aircraft her professional experience was
primarily focused in real estate management and land development.
She received a master of business administration and a bachelor of
science in business professional management from Nova Southeastern
University.
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