Matthew Lesmeister joins the Company as
Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff
Chief Operating Officer Mike Guina promoted to
President
flyExclusive, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN: FLYX) (“flyExclusive” or the
“Company”), a publicly-traded provider of premium private jet
charter experiences, today announced the appointment of two key
business leaders.
Matthew Lesmeister will serve as Executive Vice President &
Chief of Staff. In this role, he will oversee management of best
practice, cross-functional alignment and operational efficiency at
flyExclusive. Additionally, Matthew’s operational experience will
be valuable as a leader in our strategy and business development
efforts.
Mike Guina, flyExclusive’s Chief Operating Officer, has been
promoted to President. He will be responsible for leadership of
flyExclusive’s fleet, dispatch, maintenance and pilot operations.
Mike will also be a leading voice in all of flyExclusive’s
strategic initiatives.
“Matthew brings financial and operational expertise that will
foster strategic alignment across our organization,” said Jim
Segrave, CEO and founder of flyExclusive. “We look forward to
leveraging his public company experience as we execute on our
growth and vertical integration plans.”
Segrave continued, “Further, Mike has been an instrumental
member of the flyExclusive family from the beginning, going back to
the early days of Segrave Aviation. He brings deep industry and
institutional knowledge that will position flyExclusive to be the
leading private aviation company of the future.”
Lesmeister served most recently as Vice President,
Transformation and Strategy at Fox Factory Holding Corp., a
publicly traded global leader in the design and manufacturing of
premium products for sport and off-road vehicles. There, Lesmeister
developed investment strategies that led to a global
transformation, integrated several acquisitions across global
business units and drove continuous operational improvement. Prior
to joining Fox Factory in 2016, Lesmeister served in various roles
of increasing responsibility at United Technologies Corporation, an
aerospace and defense technology conglomerate. Lesmeister has an
MBA from The University of Massachusetts Amherst and a bachelor’s
degree from Quinnipiac University. He is a licensed pilot and an
aviation enthusiast.
“It’s an honor to join flyExclusive during this period of growth
and an unwavering focus on operational excellence,” Lesmeister
said. “Jim and team have built a world class private aviation
company in Kinston and I’m inspired by their commitment to
perfecting the customer experience. I look forward to leading the
company through its vertical integration strategy and driving
efficiencies across the business, for the benefit of employees,
customers and shareholders.”
Prior to joining flyExclusive, Guina served as Executive Vice
President of Delta Private Jets where his responsibilities included
all aspects of operations, sales, product development and revenue
management. Mike joined Delta Private Jets with the acquisition of
Segrave Aviation in January 2010 where he had spent the previous
six years also as Executive Vice President. Previously, Mike spent
10 years with Air Partner PLC, rising to President of U.S.
Operations and a board member.
"I’ve dedicated my career to building private aviation
companies,” Guina said. “Working alongside Jim for the past nearly
20 years, I’ve witnessed firsthand his visionary approach to our
industry. I look forward to stepping into my new role and leading
the team through our next phase of growth and innovation.”
About flyExclusive
flyExclusive is a vertically integrated, FAA-certificated air
carrier providing private jet experiences by offering customers a
choice of on-demand charter, Jet Club, and fractional ownership
services to destinations across the globe. flyExclusive has one of
the world’s largest fleets of Cessna Citation aircraft, and it
operates a combined total of approximately 100 jets, ranging from
light to large cabin sizes. The company manages all aspects of the
customer experience, ensuring that every flight is on a modern,
comfortable, and safe aircraft. flyExclusive’s in-house repair
station, aircraft paint, cabin interior renovation, and avionics
installation capabilities, are all provided from its campus
headquarters in Kinston, North Carolina. To learn more, visit
www.flyexclusive.com.
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Statements
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within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These
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“strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,”
“will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,”
and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are
predictions, projections, and other statements about future events
that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a
result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could
cause actual future events to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements in this document, including but not
limited to: the ability of the Company to file timely file its
required annual and quarterly reports with the SEC; the ability of
the Company to regain compliance with NYSE American continued
listing standards and maintain the listing of the Company’s
securities on a national securities exchange; the ability of the
Company to comply with covenants under and repay its debt; the
potential dilution of stock ownership by our capital raising
efforts; management of growth; the outcome of any legal
proceedings; volatility of the price of the Company’s securities
due to a variety of factors, including publication of articles
about the Company by third parties, changes in the competitive and
highly regulated industries in which flyExclusive operates,
variations in operating performance across competitors, changes in
laws and regulations affecting flyExclusive’s business; the ability
to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, and
identify and realize additional opportunities; and the risk of
downturns and a changing regulatory landscape in the highly
competitive aviation industry. The foregoing list of factors is not
exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and
the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors”
section of flyExclusive’s registration statement on Form S-1 and
other documents filed by the Company from time to time with the
SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ
materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.
Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking
statements, and the Company assumes no obligation and does not
intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise. The Company does not give any assurance that it will
achieve its expectations.
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