Peter Gille
Vice President & General Manager
Professional Experience
Vice President & General Manager 2017 to present
TurbineAero Inc. - Asia
Annual Turnover $35m
TurbineAero Inc. is a global leader in maintenance, repair and overhaul of auxiliary power units (APU)
Responsibilities :
- Accountable manager covering operations, sales and business development in the Asia Pacific region, Europe, Africa and the Middle East
- Holds full P&L responsibility for the company and assumes accountability to meet BoD’s corporate objectives focusing on financial aspects (Revenue, EBITDA, RONA, reduction of Working Capital and cash-to-cash cycle), quality, customer satisfaction, employee development and well-being whilst making best use of natural resources and preserving the environment
- Grow the company thru organic growth, capability expansion and company acquisitions
Director of Operations & Engineering 2010 to 2017
Triumph Aviation Services Asia, Ltd. (a Triumph Group Company) – Chonburi, Thailand
Director of Engineering 2009
Triumph Air Repair - Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Director of Sales & Business Development EMEA 2008-2010
Triumph Aftermarket Services Group
Director of Engineering & Quality Assurance 2006-2008
Triumph Aviation Services Asia, Ltd. – Chonburi, Thailand
Airframe Base Maintenance Manager 2004-2006
Sabena Technics – Brussels, Belgium
Responsibilities :
- Responsible manager for C-130, B737, A310 & A320 aircraft base maintenance activities (C- and D-checks) ; maintenance planning, manpower planning, turn-time and cost control management
Components Workshops Manager 2000-2004
Sabena Technics – Brussels, Belgium
Responsibilities :
- Responsible manager for APU, AVIONICS, Electrical Systems & Ground Support Equipment MRO departments
Project Manager APU MRO 1999-2000
Sabena Technics – Brussels, Belgium
Responsibilities :
- Organization and set-up of EASA/FAA part 145 approved maintenance centre for new generation auxiliary power units.
Airframe Production Engineer 1999-2000
Sabena Technics – Brussels, Belgium
Responsibilities :
- Production engineer for heavy maintenance of B737-200/-300/-400/-500 aircraft types (C- and D-checks)
BIOGRAPHY
Peter Gille has broad aerospace industry experience in aircraft and turbine engines R&D, operations, MRO, engineering and sales. He is the Vice President and General Manager of TurbineAero Asia and in this role he is the company’s accountable manager covering operations, sales and business development in the Asia Pacific region, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Mr. Gille formerly held positions in the Triumph Group as Director of Operations and Engineering at Triumph Aviation Services – Asia between 2006 and 2017, Director of Engineering at Triumph Air Repair in Phoenix, AZ in 2009 and 2010, and in 2008 he assumed the position of Director of Sales & Business development for the Triumph Group covering Europe, Africa and the middle East. Prior to Triumph, Mr. Gille was employed at Sabena Technics in Belgium as Aircraft Base Maintenance Manager from 2004 to 2006, and APU, GSE and Avionics Services manager from 1999 to 2004. His aerospace career began in 1998 as a Production Engineer of the Boeing heavy maintenance hangars of Sabena Technics in Belgium.
Mr. Gille holds a master engineering degree in electro-mechanics which he obtained at the Industrial Engineering School of Antwerp, Belgium and holds a master engineering degree in Aeronautics and Aerospace Technologies from the universities of Leuven, Brussels and Ghent and the Royal Military School in Brussels, Belgium.
