November 15, 2012 - At the meeting of the Board of Directors of Switzerland based Pilatus Aircraft members voted to elect Markus Bucher as the new CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board with effect from January 1, 2013. He will take over from Oscar J. Schwenk, who will remain as Chairman of the Board of Directors with responsibility for the strategic management of the company. 

Originally from Lucerne, 47 years old, looks back on a successful career of over 25 years with Pilatus, working in Production Logistics, Sales and Customer Service, with additional management experience in our Aircraft Assembly and Maintenance Units. During his time in these areas he managed a series of highly demanding international customer projects in addition to successfully implementing a range of complex internal organization projects.  

In his position as Chief Operating Officer, which he assumed on 1.7.2011, Markus Bucher has proven through his dedicated and professional approach that he also has the necessary managerial skills to deliver efficient solutions to complex and widely varying tasks across all areas of the company. Schwenk is confident that Markus Bucher is absolutely the right person for the job: