Terry McGowan, President and CEO of the Thomson-Gordon Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicholas Choo-Son as the new Director of Business Development for Marsh Brothers Aviation. Nicholas has spent the majority of his career working closely with world leading commercial and military aircraft manufacturers. He especially enjoys the interaction with the end customer/operator, whether it be corporate operators of business aircraft, regional and mainline airlines or the U.S. armed forces. His unparalleled understanding and passion for the needs of the operator has focused his career towards improving safety standards, reducing life cycle operating cost and maintenance downtime, and improving dispatch reliability.
Nicholas’ 20 years of experience and background in program management, engineering, manufacturing, certification & continuing airworthiness and in-service engineering in the commercial and military aviation industries is what lead him to Marsh Brothers Aviation, and we couldn’t be happier. Prior to joining Marsh Brothers Aviation, he held numerous senior leadership roles in several large landing gear, flight controls and gears & transmission companies. Most notable was his 5-year tenure at Safran Landing Systems, as a Sr. Program Manager/IPT Lead where he directed the business unit operations for several business jet and military programs.
Nicholas will be focusing on growing Marsh Brothers Aviation by expanding our product line and service offerings, providing innovative alternatives to OEM components for the aviation and aerospace industry.
About Marsh Brothers Aviation
Marsh Brothers Aviation is part of the Thomson-Gordon Group, a manufacturer of bearings, seals and engineered mechanical components for diverse global markets since 1911. This connection provides access to superior engineering, manufacturing and state-of-the-art R&D facilities that encourage innovation and the delivery of high performance products and quality service. Marsh Brothers Aviation brings the expertise of the Thomson-Gordon Group to the aircraft industry with a focus on the innovative development and supply of high performance parts and service, initially to general aviation aircraft, but with the intention to expand into the transport category aircraft market.
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