Bluebox Aviation Systems is bolstering its management team as it pursues an ambitious business plan to support growth and innovation.
According to Kevin Clark, CEO: “Though we’re keen to firmly put the pandemic behind us, the fact is it presented us with a real opportunity to transform our business; not only to build on the successes we were having pre-2020, but to re-stock, re-charge, re-design and re-structure the team to deliver what IFE is emerging to be – a digital platform for engaging passengers and delivering revenue-generating services directly via passenger devices. What Bluebox IFE once was began to blur before the pandemic, developed considerably during it, and we’re emerging from this period focussed on a market rebound that is already seeing retail and ancillary revenue business models attracting new types of customers – all keen to engage their passengers in new ways as they return to the skies. To ensure we can achieve all that we’re planning to do, we’ll be growing considerably over the next few years and needed to structure the organisation to support that growth.”
Key changes to Bluebox’s senior management team include the expansion of Business Development and creation of a new Account Management function under the leadership of Paul Rayson. Currently a Board member, Paul will formally assume the role of Business Development Director in October 2021.
David Brown, currently Business Development Director, will retire at the end of September 2021. Commenting on his decision to retire, Brown said: “I always did want to retire early but kept putting off the decision as the exciting growth and technology developments we’ve had at Bluebox, especially in the last few years, kept drawing me into even more interesting projects and partnerships. They truly have been exciting times. But with the combination of clear signs of recovery from the pandemic underway and Bluebox being well placed in terms of an exciting new strategy, it seemed the right time to include in that a succession plan for myself – and an opportune time to make the move and spend more time with my grandchildren, one of whom just arrived this summer.”
Mark Stevens has been promoted to Head of Sales. Stevens, who was previously Sales Director for Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions, has taken on management and development of the global sales team which is expected to grow over the next few years to meet anticipated demand.
