John Bingham, who has been president and CEO of Piaggio America and chief marketing officer at parent company Piaggio Aero Industries since 2009, left the company on May 30. The company said the move was a planned departure, but was delayed until after it had announced the upgraded Avanti Evo at EBACE in mid-May. Giuliano Felten, Piaggio Aero’s executive senior vice president of civil sales, took over as president and CEO of Piaggio America early last month.
According to Piaggio, Bingham “successfully steered the group’s marketing activities and all of Piaggio Aero’s North and South American operations.” The company noted that he also led its “industry-leading response to unique challenges in the U.S. market and collaborations with the FAA,” which includes the issuance of a 22-page mandatory Service Bulletin in September that outlined inspections needed for the 56 ex-Avantair Piaggio Avantis to regain airworthiness certification.
