Sales professionals in Aerospace

Aerostructures at Mubea and Hamble Aerostructures, commercial aircraft and services at Boeing and engine repair at Chromalloy sit beside sales leadership at GE Aerospace, Safran, Collins Aerospace, thyssenkrupp Aerospace, Trelleborg Aerospace and AERO Vodochody in this aerospace group. Titles run from global key account manager to chief commercial sales and customer officer. They suit a supplier trying to win a new program or grow an aircraft maker or airline account.

10 professionals10 companiesData retrieved October 1, 2026

Professionals to explore

  1. Brian Schmalz

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    Experience: Vice President, Business Development · Collins Aerospace

    Two current titles belong to Brian Schmalz: Vice President, Business Development at Collins Aerospace since 2022, and Vice President, Sales & Marketing at B/E Aerospace (since 2015), after Director, Sales & Marketing there (2011-2015). Schmalz was Director, Marketing and Airline Analysis - Asia Pacific & Americas at Bombardier (2009-2011) and Director, Business Development and Strategic Planning at NORDAM (2008-2009).

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  2. Diane Weismuller

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    Experience: Former Executive Director - Commercial Aircraft Sales · Boeing

    Diane Weismuller was Executive Director - Commercial Aircraft Sales at Boeing (2018-2024), after Director - Commercial Aircraft Services Sales (2016-2018) there. Weismuller's other Boeing titles are Project Manager (2004), Field Service Representative (2005-2014) and Sales Program Manager - Aircraft Services Sales (2014-2016), and Weismuller cites over 30 years in the industry, a fit for aircraft and services sales questions.

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  3. Jason Tonich

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    Experience: Former Chief Commercial Sales & Customer Officer · GE Aerospace

    In 2026 Jason Tonich became Chief Commercial Sales & Customer Officer at GE Aerospace, after VP Global Sales & Marketing (2019-2026) there. Tonich's earlier GE Aerospace titles are GM Mature Fleet (2012-2013), GM Commercial Operations (2013-2017) and VP Sales - Asia Pacific Region (2017-2019), which suits questions on global and regional aerospace sales leadership.

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  4. John Speake

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    Experience: Vice President Sales Marketing · Safran

    For Safran, John Speake has been Vice President Sales Marketing since 2018, after Vice President of Sales (2017-2018) and Director Business Development (2013-2016) at Zodiac Aerospace. Speake was also Senior VP Material Sales (2009-2013) and, at GE Aerospace, Sales Support Director (2008-2009), and names commercial and technical aviation expertise and long-term partnership building among strengths.

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  5. Juana Richards

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    Experience: Former Sales Director · Chromalloy

    Since 2026, Juana Richards has been Sales Director at Chromalloy, after Senior Sales Account Manager (2025-2026), Regional Customer Solutions Manager, Eastern US at Chromalloy (2023-2025) and Customer Solutions Manager (2021-2023) there. Richards describes the work as engine repair, PMA and asset solutions, a fit for engine repair and PMA sales questions.

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  6. Markus Hamann

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    Experience: Global Head of Sales & Business Development Aerostructures · Mubea

    Markus Hamann has been Global Head of Sales & Business Development Aerostructures at Mubea since 2025, after Head of Business Development at STRADE (2022-2025). At Premium AEROTEC GmbH, Hamann was Head of Sales and Marketing (2015-2019), Head of Corporate Strategy and Business Development (2019-2021) and Project Leader - Finance (2021-2022), a fit for aerostructures sales questions.

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  7. Martin Kubovy

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    Experience: Senior Sales Director · AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s.

    AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s. has employed Martin Kubovy twice, as Commercial Director (2001-2009) and as Senior Sales Director since 2024. Kubovy has been a Director at Novitas Singapore Pte. Ltd. since 2009 and was Technology Transfer Manager at HiLASE Centre (2019-2022), and describes negotiating high-volume contracts with partners and suppliers across Europe and Asia.

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  8. Patrick Eckley

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    Experience: Global Key Account Manager · Trelleborg Aerospace

    Patrick Eckley is Global Key Account Manager at Trelleborg Aerospace (since 2021) and describes growing global key account revenue from $2M in 2021 to $10M in 2026. Eckley also holds Aerospace Sales Engineer - Southeast USA (since 2020) and was Aerospace Sales Engineer - Northeast USA (2015-2019) there, and at Kamatics was Account Manager - Aerospace International Sales (2011-2012) and Senior Account Manager - Aerospace OEM Sales (2013-2014).

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  9. Prabahar Thiyagarajan

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    Experience: Director - Sales, Business Development and Operations · thyssenkrupp Aerospace

    Director - Sales, Business Development and Operations at thyssenkrupp Aerospace has been Prabahar Thiyagarajan's title since 2026, after Director of Sales And Business Development (2026) and Head of Sales and Business Development (2021-2026) there. Thiyagarajan was Regional Manager Indian Territory at Wesco Aircraft (2018-2020) and Senior Manager at APOLLO AEROSPACE COMPONENTS (2015-2018), and names manufacturing and MRO consulting for the APAC region.

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  10. Simon Randell

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    Experience: Sales, Commercial & Programmes Director · Hamble Aerostructures Ltd

    At Hamble Aerostructures Ltd, Simon Randell is Sales, Commercial & Programmes Director (since 2020), after Commercial Leader there (2020). Randell was Civil Product Lead (2009-2020) and Site P&L Lead (2013-2020) at GE Aerospace and Bid Centre Manager at Smiths Aerospace (1999-2009), which suits questions on bids for aerostructures work.

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Choose the right perspective

For commercial aircraft sales, start with Diane Weismuller; for global sales leadership, Jason Tonich; for airline analysis and business development, Brian Schmalz; for aerostructures, Markus Hamann or Simon Randell. Juana Richards covers engine repair and PMA, Patrick Eckley global key accounts, Prabahar Thiyagarajan the APAC region, John Speake sales and marketing at Safran and Zodiac Aerospace, and Martin Kubovy contract negotiation across Europe and Asia.

Questions to take into the conversation

  1. 01What does a supplier have to prove before an aircraft maker puts it on a new program, and how long does qualification take?
  2. 02How do you grow a key account once you are on a program, without waiting for the next aircraft launch?
  3. 03When an airline or OEM pushes hard on price, which terms do you trade and which do you hold?

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