17 June 2020: The post COvID-19 pandemic phase has seen many aerospace industries restructuring the portfolios and policies. In one such announcement by Embraer, Arjan Meijer is promoted to the post of CEO and President of Embraer Commercial Aviation and he will directly report to the Embraer President and CEO Francisco Gomes Neto. The previous CEO, John Slattery, was leading Embraer since 2016 will be leaving Embraer to take an opportunity with one of the company’s main partners in the industry.
“John has played a central role at Embraer during a challenging time, and we thank him for his dedication and tireless service to the company, as well as its customers, employees, and partners,” said Alexandre Silva, Embraer Chairman of the Board. “Fortunately, the industry will keep counting on him as he will continue to work in the aviation sector.“
Arjan has been the COO of Embraer Commercial Aviation since January 2017 and responsible for global Marketing and Sales functions across six different regions, helping the company to achieve 35 airline deals. He joined the company in April 2016 as Vice President of Commercial Aviation for Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Russia.
“Arjan has done a fantastic job as the head of sales for Embraer Commercial Aviation. He has the energy, international experience, and skillset to lead our commercial aviation business at this unique moment,” said Francisco Gomes Neto.
Prior to joining Embraer, Arjan spent 15 years in various executive roles at the KLM Group. His last two roles were Vice President of Technical Services and Fleet Development at KLM’s regional subsidiary KLM Cityhopper and Managing Director at KLM UK Engineering in Norwich.
