22 May 2020: Universal Avionics have made numerous changes in the executive team in an effort to align the organisation to achieve more innovation, product designs and overall efficiency.
Mr. Gil Rivnai is promoted from Head of Engineering to the post of Vice President of Engineering. He joined UA in 2018 as Director of Enhanced Flight Vision System Products. Prior to this he has worked with Elbit systems, Aerospace Division. He served various engineering roles ranging from board design, product management, team and department leadership, to chief engineering.
In another major announcement Mr. Marc Bouliane's role is expanded from Vice President of Business Development to include Marketing and Services. Marc has over two decades of experience in Aerospace industry. He has worked for over 12 years in sales and management roles at Esterline Avionics Systems and CMC Electronics. Earlier he has also served in various engineering and product management roles for Bombardier Aerospace.
Commenting on the recent changes Dror Yahav, UA Chief Executive Officer said, "We are focused on uniting, extracting synergies, and leveraging our competencies throughout the entire organization."
Besides these two appointments, Dan Reida, Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Support will be retiring after serving the company for three decades. He played a major role on the success of introducing new products and capabilities to the market.