Gary Jones was promoted to Chief Operating Officer on March 27, 2023 and also serves as Head of Material Sales, a role he has held since 2019. From 1999 to 2019 he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Qwest Air Parts, a supplier and distributor of commercial aviation parts that AerSale Corp. acquired in 2019, and from 1983 to 1998 he was Vice President of Acquisitions for GE Capital Aviation Services. He brings decades of entrepreneurial experience across aircraft teardown, parts distribution and material sales.