John Teager will take over as managing director of Ruag Australia from January 1, 2016, succeeding Thomas Gehring, who is joining the Ruag Group in Bern, Switzerland. Teager, a decorated RAF and RAAF officer and seasoned aviation industry professional, joined Ruag Australia in 2013 as vice president of sales and marketing.
“John Teager has contributed considerably towards securing new, long-term business relationships,” said Stephan Jezler, senior vice president, aviation, international, Ruag Aviation. “He also proved a key leader in the successful positioning of Ruag within the Australian market following the organization’s acquisition of Rosebank Engineering in December 2012.”
“The appointment of John Teager as managing director of Ruag Australia firmly underscores Ruag’s strategy of internationalization,” said Urs Breitmeier, CEO of Ruag Group. “It is important that we strengthen our presence in the key growth markets in the USA and the Asia Pacific region, establishing our own bases of operation in support of our international clientele. We are able to leverage our expert leadership and local base of operations together with our knowledge and experience in both civil and military markets to best serve the market. The target of generating a full quarter of our group sales outside of Europe by 2018 will be resolutely pursued. Consequently, we continue expanding our international presence.”
Ruag Aviation is the OEM of the Dornier 228 aircraft, and a supplier, support provider and integrator of aircraft systems and components for civil and military customers. The company is an authorized service center for Bombardier, Cessna, Dassault Falcon, Embraer, Piaggio and Pilatus as well as major service center for Dornier, Hawker Beechcraft and DHC-6 Twin Otter. Ruag Aviation is a certified Part 21J EASA Design Organization, Part 21G EASA Production Organization and Part 145 EASA Maintenance Organization.
December 11, 2015
