Eclipse Aerospace Leadership

Mason Holland is the CEO and Chairman of the Board, for Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. Over the past 25 years, Mr. Holland has created, operated, and reorganized businesses in several industries. The common element in all of his endeavors has been a strong focus on providing cost effective service for customers while increasing shareholder value for the franchise. In 2009, Mr. Holland created Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. and currently leads a team in the recreation of service, support and eventually new production of the Eclipse 500 Twin Engine Jet. In addition to his role at Eclipse, Mr. Holland is also the co-founder and Chairman of Benefitfocus.com, Inc., the largest provider of online benefits enrollment software in the country. Benefitfocus.com is a 'software as a service company' and serves and exchanges data independently with over 500 insurance carriers and over twenty million insured individuals. Prior to Benefitfocus, Mr. Holland founded American Pensions, Inc., a full service pension administration and investment advisory firm where he served as Chairman and President until its sale to a Southeast Regional bank in 2003. Mr. Holland serves as a director of numerous professional, civic and non-profit boards. In addition, Mr. Holland is a commercial rated pilot.

Michael Press is our Executive Vice President and a director. He is the founder and CEO of Single Pilot Jet Management, LLC, one of the largest VLJ brokerage companies in the world. Single Pilot Jet Management sold more than 250 jet aircraft in the last three years and has a network of agents around the world. Mr. Press has almost 50 years of experience in aviation that include senior leadership positions in the U.S. Air Force, where he managed foreign military sales for Europe and Asia. Mr. Press is also a highly decorated combat fighter pilot. Following his retirement from the U.S. Air Force as a Colonel, Mr. Press served as a senior director of Northrop Grumman Corporation. Mr. Press purchased one of the first aircraft produced by Eclipse (serial number 004), and became the first owner-pilot to qualify in the Eclipse 500.

Kenneth Ross is our President of Service Division. Ken serves as the executive management representative to our board, as a member of the executive management team and as President of Eclipse Service Network (ESN), our services division. In addition to overseeing the service centers we own, Mr. Ross will provide logistics and management to form a worldwide network of third- party service centers. Mr. Ross has been closely involved in aviation for more than 27 years. As a former partner and co-chairman of the aviation practice group at the national law firm of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman and Dicker, Mr. Ross brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the Company. Mr. Ross in his capacity as counsel has been involved in a number of high profile aviation related cases, and has represented FBOs, air carriers, pilots, and airports regarding liability issues, insurance coverage, land acquisition, aircraft sales, and the leasing and management of aircraft.

Ekim Alptekin is chairman of EA Aerospace, a Turkish aerospace company that distributes Eclipse aircraft and operates a Platinum Service Center for Europe and the Middle East in Istanbul. He is also the founding partner and chairman of ATH Defense, a Turkish defense company dedicated to offering security solutions in the Middle East and Europe, and also serves on the Board of several other leading aviation and defense companies, including Seabird Airlines and Rekkof BV.As the Vice-Chair of the Turkish American Chamber of Commerce (TABA), he is actively engaged in efforts to boost Transatlantic trade and bolster the commercial angle of decades-long Turkish-American partnership.

Mr. Alptekin graduated from Utrecht University, Netherlands in law and economics. Following his graduation Mr. Alptekin worked in the Committee on International Relations of the United States House of Representatives and later served as a policy advisor in several institutions such the Dutch Parliament during the Dutch European Union presidency.

Alfred E. Mann is a physicist recognized around the world for successfully creating a broad range of medical devices including heart pacemakers, cochlear implants that provide hearing for thousands of formerly deaf children, and tiny, implantable pumps. He brings insight to the board, based on his track record of successfully translating high-technology concepts into profitable enterprises. Earlier Mr. Mann founded Spectrolab, an aerospace contractor known mostly for developing solar cells and powering a majority of spacecraft. Mr. Mann also serves on the board of directors of Old Eclipse Aviation. Mr. Mann is the Chairman and CEO of MannKind Corporation (MNKD); the founder, Chairman, and co-CEO of Advanced Bionics Corporation; the founder and Chairman Emeritus of MiniMed; the founder and former CEO of Pacesetter Systems; the founder and former CEO of Spectrolab; and the founder and former CEO of Heliotek.

James H. Clutter is an entrepreneur, software developer and restaurant technology consultant. He is currently owner and president of Restaurant Technology, Inc. (RTI), a software firm that develops and markets SaaS accounting and management systems to multi-unit restaurant operators. In 2004, Mr. Clutter launched SimTrain, LLC, a company that licenses the use of full-motion, Cirrus-specific Advanced Aircraft Training Devices (AATD). These devices are certified by the FAA for pilot training in Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA). SimTrain, LLC worked closely with Fidelity Flight Simulation of Pittsburgh, PA to develop these training devices, and to-date they are the only six-degree-of-freedom, full motion AATDs certified by the FAA. Mr. Clutter has been a private pilot since 1977.

Ed Beyer is the Vice President and General Manager of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation's Sikorsky Global Helicopters Division. In this role, Ed has full responsibility for Sikorsky's commercial aircraft programs and operations. Ed has spent over nine years with United Technologies beginning with Pratt & Whitney in 2001 where he held positions as Director of Finance and Controller for the Procurement organization and then as Executive Assistant to the President. Ed joined Sikorsky in 2007 as the Chief Financial Officer of Sikorsky Aerospace Services. Ed's business experience includes business development, finance, accounting, M&A, treasury, and Sarbanes Oxley compliance. Prior to joining United Technologies, Ed was Treasurer and CFO of The Siemon Company in Watertown, Connecticut. Ed has also held financial positions at The Walt Disney Company in Orlando, Florida and Arthur Andersen in Hartford, Connecticut. Ed received a BSBA in accounting from the University of Hartford. He is a Certified Public Accountant and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Financial Executives International.

Carey Bond is the President, Sikorsky Global Helicopters & Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, providing executive leadership for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation's Global Aircraft Sales, Marketing, Communications and U.S. Government Business Development activities. Carey joined Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. in 2005 and had served as Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Strategic Programs prior to his current position. In this previous role, Carey oversaw the successful acquisition and integration of Keystone Helicopter Corporation in Pennsylvania and PZL Mielec in Poland. Carey also led Sikorsky Aircraft's strategic planning process which focuses the corporation's resources toward achieving key operational and financial objectives. Prior to joining Sikorsky Aircraft, Carey led Bell Helicopter's Worldwide Customer Support and Service Organization. This role gave him the unique insight of helicopter operations worldwide, and also permitted him to build relationships and credibility globally. Under his leadership, Bell was able to formulate and execute global strategies that increased customer satisfaction, strengthened relationships and significantly grew Bell's service business both organically and by acquisition. Carey is a graduate from Canadore College and also holds a Master of Business Administration from Texas Christian University.

Samir Mehta is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS), the aftermarket company of Sikorsky Aircraft. In this role, he has full general management responsibility for the operational units within SAS, including Customer Service and Support; Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO); SAS Logistics; and Mission Equipment.

Samir brings more than 15 years of varying UTC experience to this role. He began his career as a lawyer, first at Otis Elevator Company, spending 5 years as Assistant Counsel and Legal Specialist, prior to being moved into a general management role in 2008, leading Commercial Business Operations for two years before becoming President of Helicopter Support Incorporated in 2008. In May of 2010, he assumed the role of Vice President, Customer Service and Support, which led to his current position within SAS.

Samir holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Stonehill College, as well as Juris Doctorate and Master of Public Administration degrees from the University of Connecticut.

Shane Eddy is Vice President, Global Supply Chain responsible for Aero-structures, Avionics Systems, Blades, Rotor Systems and Transmissions including all Product Centers in Connecticut, Alabama and Poland in addition to Supply Management, Strategic Sourcing, Operations Planning and Quality across the Sikorsky enterprise.

Shane joined Sikorsky in January 2010 as Vice President, Sikorsky Global Helicopters responsible for the S-76® and S-92® helicopter programs; SGH Coatesville Operations; Associated Aircraft Group (AAG); Schweizer Light Helicopter Division; and the Canadian Maritime Helicopter Program (CMHP).

Prior to joining Sikorsky Aircraft, Shane served as Senior Vice President, Customer Support and Services and Chief Services Officer for Bell Helicopter, Textron. During 14 years at Bell, he also served as Executive Director, Commercial Helicopter Programs. Before joining Bell, Shane served as an aircraft maintenance engineer and crew chief for Canadian Helicopters Corp. Shane received his undergraduate degree from Canadore College, Ontario, and holds an MBA from Concordia University, Quebec.