Nextant Aerospace Names President

Officials at Nextant Aerospace, maker of the Nextant 400XT, the world’s only remanufactured business jet, announce that it has hired senior aviation executive Sean McGeough as president.

McGeough, who previously led Hawker Beechcraft Corp.’s international operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific, will concentrate on developing strategies that will allow Nextant to achieve even greater global market penetration and sustained growth for the Nextant 400XT.

“During the past year, Nextant successfully transitioned from developing a concept aircraft to becoming a world-class maker of business jets, and we enter 2013 with industry-leading momentum in sales,” says Kenneth C. Ricci, founder, CEO, Nextant. “Sean McGeough has a proven track record of growing sales both domestically and around the world, and his years of working with leading original equipment manufacturers and extensive international network will help to further cement Nextant’s footprint across the globe.”

McGeough most recently served as president, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific for Hawker Beechcraft, overseeing all of the company’s sales activities in the region. Previously, he had served as the company’s vice president of International Sales, among several roles of increasing sales responsibility he held since joining the company in 1999. Earlier, McGeough held senior-level sales positions with Diamond Aircraft Industries.

“The Nextant 400XT is one of the world’s most innovative and cost-effective business jets and incorporates a complete new aircraft purchase experience that is changing how buyers all over the globe think of aviation purchases,” says McGeough. “I’m proud to join such a forward-looking organization, and look forward to contributing to its extraordinary growth in the coming years.”

McGeough holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Florida Institute of Technology. He is a licensed air transport pilot and is rated on aircraft including the Beechjet 400A/XP which provides the airframe for the Nextant 400XT.