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 Henri Courpron to Head Seabury Group’s New Aerospace Division - Seabury Introduces Cargo Advisory and Aviation Services Businesses NEW YORK, June 13, 2007 – Seabury Group today announced that aerospace executive Henri Courpron will join Seabury effective July 2007 as President of its newly formed Aerospace Division and as Regional Head for Europe, Middle East and Africa for Seabury’s broader transportation advisory practice. Mr. Courpron’s last assignment was with Airbus where he was most recently Executive Vice President, Procurement at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France. Mr. Courpron, 44, held a number of executive positions during his 20-year career with Airbus, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Industrie, North America (“ANA”). Mr. Courpron had been responsible for all procurement activities worldwide at Airbus, managing all supplier relations, and ensuring timely delivery of all purchased goods on-cost and with the proper quality since July 2005. He also was a member of the Airbus Executive Committee. During his tenure in the US from 1992 through 2005, Airbus’ presence grew steadily to a sustained 50% market share in North America. Martin Wills, Managing Director, who to date has spearheaded Seabury's marketing in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, will work closely with Mr. Courpron, focusing on Seabury's new cargo, aircraft leasing, asset management and related information technology businesses. New Aerospace Division Mr. Courpron will develop and lead a new Seabury advisory group, to be initially headquartered in Europe, that will focus on bringing to the global aerospace sector Seabury’s expertise in equity and debt capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, strategy and operational consulting, and IT software development. “Henri, who is a recognized seasoned executive in the global aerospace and aviation industries, will anchor Seabury’s continued global expansion of its transportation practice that spans aerospace, aviation, cargo, logistics and maritime,” said John E. Luth, Seabury Group’s Chairman, President and CEO. “His knowledge, experience and industry relationships are highly applicable and synergistic to Seabury’s core aviation practice that in recent years has become principally based outside the United States.” “I have seen John Luth and the Seabury team in action for many years, consistently making a positive difference for their clients,” said Mr. Courpron. “Their expertise in the industry is second to none; their customers’ satisfaction and loyalty are remarkable. Seabury’s expansion plans will give European aerospace executives access to tremendous resources.” Mr. Courpron began his professional career with Aerospatiale (now EADS) in 1987, before joining Airbus, where he held executive positions in Contracts and Sales. He was appointed as Airbus North America Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing in 1998, President and Chief Operating Officer of the company two years later, and CEO in 2001. In this position, he supervised all customer-related Airbus activities in North America. Mr. Courpron was born in Lyon, France. He graduated in 1985 in the field of Computer Science from Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Electrotechnique d’Electronique d’Informatique et d’Hydraulique (“ENSEEIHT”) in Toulouse, where he specialized in artificial intelligence. Acquisition of Cargo Advisory Group/Global Trade Database Seabury also has acquired a global cargo, freight and logistics advisory group composed of veteran cargo specialists based in Amsterdam and New York, along with a proprietary cargo/trade database that captures proprietary data about all forms of freight movement at points of origin, intermediate points, and final destinations. Similar to Seabury’s existing proprietary software and databases for the global aviation industry, the Seabury Cargo Global Trade Database (“CGTD”) allows Seabury to provide the world's trade flows by mode of transport for 2000 commodities worldwide. CGTD clients include airlines, integrators, shipping lines, airports, ports and logistics companies. CGTD allows clients to improve commercial decision-making with regard to market and industry developments, sourcing, enhancing and modeling data from customs offices around the world. New Technical Services/Asset Management Affiliate Seabury also formed a new affiliate, SGI Aviation Services B.V., based in Amsterdam, which has completed the acquisition of International Aircraft Management B.V., an independent aircraft technical advisory firm. Along with this acquisition, SGI has secured technical contracts covering globally 250 aircraft from banks, and leasing and asset management firms. SGI offers a range of services including delivery/redelivery, audit inspections, technical due diligence, aircraft acquisition programs and consulting on regulatory compliance, thereby providing a complete suite of aircraft technical services. “I’m delighted that the team of IAM B.V. has joined SGI,” said Martin Wills. “With the addition of these professionals, we will be able provide excellent service to our customers.” Seabury Group is the leading independent transportation-focused investment banking and advisory firm serving aviation, cargo, logistics and maritime clients on a global basis in investment banking, restructuring, private equity due diligence, and management consulting. The company's professionals have advised over 100 clients worldwide in the aerospace, airline, cargo/logistics and maritime sectors, as well as private equity investors interested in those sectors. Seabury has led or been a significant participant in seven of the ten largest airline financial or operational turnarounds around the globe in the last 15 years. For more information, please see: http://www.seaburygroup.com | |
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