Lagos-based aviation business Evergreen Apple Nigeria (EAN) has appointed Joe McDermott to the
newly created role of Head of Fixed-base operator (FBO) Operations. He will be based at the
Lagos headquarters and be responsible for managing all operations at its
fully integrated FBO facility based at Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos,
along with developing existing offices in Port Harcourt and Abuja that
currently manage EAN passenger requests in each location. 
Mr McDermott joins the
company from Emerald Flight Support in Dublin, Ireland, where he was
Ground Operations and Business Development Consultant responsible for
FBO viability, business development and procurement planning for the VIP
Terminal facility at Casement Military Aerodrome, Ireland. He brings over 15 years of experience
and industry knowledge to the role having worked previously for
international companies Landmark Aviation and Universal Weather and
Aviation in the area of Business Development.Among his duties will be to report to EAN CEO/MD, Mr Segun Demuren. He will be responsible for managing a team of 17 staff across its Nigerian network.
Joe’s
appointment follows hard on the heels of news that EAN has signed a representation agreement with Gulfstream Aerospace (a General Dynamics Company) to promote the sale of new and used Gulfstream aircraft within
Nigeria.
