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Priester Aviation Names Rich Ropp as President
Rich Ropp comes to his new role at Priester Aviation with 30 years of experience in aircraft management and aviation sales.
Priester Aviation president Rich Ropp. (Photo: Priester Aviation)
Priester Aviation president Rich Ropp. (Photo: Priester Aviation)

Priester Aviation has hired Rich Ropp as the Chicago-based business aviation provider’s new president. Ropp succeeds CEO Andy Priester who also held the role of president and added the title of chairman late last year. Ropp, who has 30 years of experience in aircraft management and aviation sales, comes to Priester from Jet Linx, where he was president of its St. Louis base.