Claire Brugirard
Vice President & Regional Manager for Middle East & Africa and Asia Pacific
Ms. Brugirard joined the Milestone Commercial team in 2018. She is responsible for leading the commercial strategy for the region, managing customer relationships and customer service delivery as well as achieving growth targets, portfolio placement and commercial development within the Africa & Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions. She has over 18 years’ experience in the aviation industry. Prior to joining Milestone, Ms. Brugirard held the positions of Sales Manager at Royal Jet in Abu Dhabi and Vice President Sales at Fly Comlux in Bahrain. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Business from Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands, and speaks fluent English, French, Dutch and Spanish.
Roberto Farnese
Vice President & Regional Manager, Europe & Americas
Mr. Farnese joined the Milestone Commercial team in 2018. He is responsible for all commercial activities in Europe and the Americas, including managing existing and new customer relationships, and leading regional strategy to achieve portfolio placements and growth targets. He has more than 17 years of experience in the rotorcraft industry. During his career at Milestone he previously served as Vice President Commercial, Europe from 2023 and Vice President Business Development from 2018. Prior to joining Milestone, he worked for Bell Helicopter since 2014 in the role of Regional Sales Manager Leader in Western Europe during which time he opened the company’s Milan office, increased sales and brand awareness in the region and re-established Bell Helicopter’s presence in key European markets He started his career in Accenture Consulting and has been in the helicopter business since 2007, when he joined AgustaWestland, now Leonardo Helicopters, as a Product Marketing Manager. He spent two years in Agusta’s Farnborough-UK office where he covered various sales and marketing roles, the last being Head of Civil Market Development. Mr. Farnese holds a Master of Science in Impact Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (US) and a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and TU Delft (Netherlands).
Nadjet Garmi
Vice President Commercial, USA & Canada
Ms. Garmi joined the Milestone Commercial team in 2017. She is responsible for managing key customer accounts and OEM partnerships, identifying new opportunities, sales and acquisitions of helicopters. She has over 17 years’ experience in the helicopter industry. Ms. Garmi started her career in South-East Asia working for Airbus Helicopters in Malaysia as Customer Support Director where she was a key contributor to the creation and growth of the subsidiary. In 2011, she moved to Safran Helicopter Engines Malaysia where she was the Deputy Managing Director, responsible for ensuring the achievement of the organizational vision and strategy. Before joining Milestone, she was responsible for the management of all sales and marketing activities for Rotortrade, driving origination of sales opportunities and execution. She speaks fluent French, English, Spanish and Arabic.
Leo Mansur
Vice President Commercial – Latin America & The Caribbean
Mr. Mansur joined the Milestone team in 2023. He is responsible for managing customer accounts and commercial development in Latin America & the Caribbean. He has over 20 years’ experience in the helicopter industry. Prior to joining Milestone, he held various positions including General Commercial Manager at Lider Aviation and Director, Corporate at Bristow Helicopters. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Business from União de Negócios e Administração and an MBA in Finance from Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais. He speaks fluent Portuguese, Spanish and English.
Simon Molony
Director Leasing
Mr. Molony joined the Milestone team in 2017. He is responsible for managing customer relationships and business development in the MEA & APAC regions. He has six years’ experience in the helicopter industry. He previously held the role of Director, Pricing and Analysis & Leasing Support where he was responsible for deal structuring and pricing. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Dublin and a Diploma in Aviation Leasing and Finance from the Law Society of Ireland.