Mark A. Diaz to administer sales from Portland/Troutdale Airport
Pembroke Pines, Florida, 28 July 2004
EADS Socata is pleased to announce today that it has appointed Mark A. Diaz as its Area Sales Manager for the Northwest. The area covered will be Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Washington, Wyoming and western Canada. Diaz will be responsible for selling and providing demonstrations of the Socata TB GT & TBM 700 ranges of aircraft.
Michel de Villiers, Vice President of Sales and Marketing said, “Mark Diaz is joining a strong and established sales and distribution network in the United States. His location at Portland/Troutdale Airport will give our potential customers in the Northwest immediate access to sales and product information, only strengthening Socata’s ability to provide a direct connection to our sales staff throughout the U.S.”
Diaz earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. An ATP-rated pilot, Diaz has over 6,000 hours in both commercial and general aviation aircraft. Prior to joining Socata Aircraft, Inc., Diaz flew with Northwest Airlink and later with United Airlines. Diaz was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico and is married to his wife, Tone.
EADS Socata is the leading general aviation manufacturer in Europe and an industrial partner of major aerospace programs. Wholly owned by EADS, the second largest aerospace and defence company in the world, EADS Socata generated $200 million USD in sales in 2003 and employs 1,080 people in France and the United States. Socata Aircraft, Inc., a subsidiary of EADS North America, represents EADS Socata in the Americas.
