In another unexpected change at the top of an airframe company last month, Oscar Schwenk, president and CEO of Pilatus Aircraft of Stans, Switzerland, abruptly replaced Angelo Fiataruolo as CEO of Pilatus Business Aircraft, the Broomfield, Colo., subsidiary responsible for the marketing of the PC-12 turboprop single in North and South America. Fiataruolo, 59, was replaced by the man he appointed COO just last December, Thomas Bosshard, who also takes on the additional title of president.
Bosshard, who joined the parent organization in Switzerland in 1994, held positions of increasing management responsibility in operations and customer support. In addition, Schwenk, also chairman of the board of Pilatus Business Aircraft, appointed Martha Geisshuesler as v-p and CFO of the U.S. subsidiary. Geisshuesler, a Swiss native like Bosshard, has been a member of Pilatus’ management team since 1996. She most recently held the position of aircraft finance manager.
