Cirrus Aircraft appoints Zean Nielsen as new Chief Executive Officer:
5 June 2019: Cirrus Aircraft has selected Zean Nielsen to succeed Co-founder Dale Klapmeier as their next Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Nielsen has held various senior leadership roles at organisations like, including Tesla Motors, James Hardie and Bang & Olufsen.
"Cirrus Aircraft has a remarkably bright future ahead," said Dale Klapmeier, Co-founder and National Aviation Hall of Fame member. "We are fortunate to have someone of Zean's caliber and experience to lead us into the next era of growth. I am looking forward to moving into a Senior Advisory role and continuing to work with our exceptional team on reinventing the future of personal transportation."
"I am honoured and humbled to join this team of experienced general aviation leaders and a world-class workforce as we continue to bring game-changing products and services to market," said Zean Nielsen, CEO of Cirrus Aircraft. "Our mission is to deliver an aviation experience that is the pinnacle of innovation, quality and safety to our customers - and that is exactly what we will continue to do for many years to come."
Previously, Zean served as the Executive Vice President of North American Sales at James Hardie. Before that, he ran all aspects of Tesla Motors worldwide sales operations efforts as the Vice President of Global Sales Operations. Zean started his career at Bang & Olufsen, where he worked for over 17 years and ascended to more senior roles before he became the President of Bang & Olufsen North and South America, prior to joining Tesla Motors.
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