SR Technics a world leading MRO service provider, announces that Owen McClave, currently COO of SR Technics, will be appointed as new CEO with immediate effect. He succeeds Matthias Düllmann, who has left the company.

Owen McClave joined SR Technics in 2019 as Senior Vice President Engine Services. His professional experience includes key leadership roles at Pratt and Whitney and Lufthansa Technik in Ireland and Vector Aerospace UK (Airbus Helicopters) where he held the position of Managing Director. He obtained his Bachelor`s and Master`s degrees in business from Trinity College, Dublin and earned his FCMA designation in Accountancy from The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

“Owen brings a wealth of expertise and a proven track record in the core business of SR Technics that supports him well to lead the company through its growth process and foster further development of SR Technics as the leading Engine MRO service provider,” says Feng Wu, Chairman of SR Technics.

“As CEO I am very proud to be the caretaker of this great Swiss company. Its heritage goes back long before me, and its future will be stronger and will live on long after me. I commit myself to above all the safety of passengers, the wellbeing of our employees, protection of the environment and the financial success of the company. We have a strong management team, an excellent product portfolio and partners who are critical to our success and we will support those partnerships in any way we can,” states Owen McClave.

Owen’s role as COO will be taken over by Deputy CEO Ruixiang Gong with immediate effect. Ruixiang has served in several leadership positions, including Chairman of the Board at SR Technics, Vice President of Maintenance at Hainan Airlines, and General Manager of the Maintenance Department at HNA Aviation Group Co., Ltd. Ruixiang obtained his Bachelor's degree in Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.