Neelam Mathews

Sudhir Nayak, a member of the governing board of India's&nbsp;Business Aircraft Operators Association (BAOA), has been elected treasurer for the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC).&nbsp;This the first time an Indian will join the board of Montreal-based IBAC, which encompasses multiple national business aviation industry groups.

 


Nayak, who is senior vice president and head of business aviation for Mumbai-based Reliance Commercial Dealers Ltd. (RCDL), will hold the position at IBAC for a three-year term starting in January 2017. RCDL, which was formed 10 years ago, has a fleet of nine jets including two Bombardier Global Express jets, a Dassault Falcon 900EX, a Hawker 800XP an Airbus ACJ319 and several helicopters.

 


"His appointment is a testament not only to his skills but also to the growing scope of India’s business aviation sector,” said BAOA president Jayant Nadkarni. Nayak, who is a chartered accountant, commented that the appointment “exemplifies India’s growing recognition in the global business aviation frontier. We look forward to greater interactions on this global platform to enable a more efficient policy structure for our sector and inculcate best practices from across the world.”

 


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