2Excel appoints Cheri Bates as Group Safety Manager

Cheri Bates has been appointed as Group Safety Manager for 2Excel Aviation and 2Excel Engineering, including responsibility for the Safety Management Systems (SMS) across both organisations.

North Carolinian Cheri served in the US Navy where she held the position of Aircraft Maintenance Officer, and on leaving the service joined Lockheed Martin where she managed the Aviation Safety/ Compliance organisation for the flight training programme.

Before joining 2Excel Cheri was SMS Manager in the production organisations at Gulfstream Aerospace Corporate.

Cheri said: “It’s important to me that we demystify safety management for everyone within an organisation, not just those directly involved, and I am always pleased when people stop me and say they now understand the role that SMS plays in aviation whilst also embracing the just culture and continuous improvement that underpin it.

“I am already enjoying the challenge presented to me here at 2Excel, with aviation and aerospace services delivery as well as the maintenance and repair operation contained within one group and am excited to get fully immersed.”