Tue, Aug 18, 2009
He Brings 30 Years Experience In Sales And Management
Avidyne Corporation, a provider of
integrated flight deck and safety systems for general aviation
aircraft, announced Monday the appointment of Michael Opheim to the
position of Sales Manager for the Eastern Region of North
America. In this role, Michael will be responsible for
all aftermarket sales of Avidyne's displays, safety sensors, and
retrofit flight deck systems, as well as the management of
relationships with Avidyne-authorized distributors in the Eastern
U.S. and Canada.
Opheim joins Avidyne after a 30-year career with Rockwell
Collins, where he most recently served as their director of sales
for the Eastern United States and Latin America. Previous positions
included regional airline sales and marketing, OEM sales, and
flight dispatch for their corporate flight department. He holds
Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business Administration and in Aviation
Management, and he is a licensed private pilot.
Michael Opheim
"Michael brings strong business development and strategic
planning experience that make him a great fit for leading this
important sales region," said Rob Higby, vice president of Sales,
Marketing, and Customer Service. "Coupled with his vast industry
knowledge and the strong dealer relationships he has developed over
his extensive career, he will be an obvious asset in his new role
with Avidyne."
Avidyne's expanding line of products include the Entegra
integrated flight deck systems for new and existing aircraft,
datalink-capable EX5000 and EX500 multi-function displays and the
dual-antenna TAS600 series of active traffic advisory systems, the
MLB700 broadcast datalink receiver, the MLX770 world-wide datalink
transceiver, and the TWX670 Tactical Weather Detection system.
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