LOWNA, BC, Feb. 17 /CNW/ - A.O.G. Air Support Inc., a leading provider
of aerospace safety and performance modifications, today announced that Mr.
Dave Barron will assume the position of President and that Gerald A. Stevenson
will assume his new role as Chief Financial Officer within the organization
effective immediately.
Mr. Barron has held the position of CEO since 1997 and stepped down in
his role as President to bring on Mr. Doug Kobayashi as President from October
2005 to Feb 14, 2006. Mr. Kobayashi joined our firm in January 2005 and
implemented the Strategic Plan for the company while he worked in the capacity
of Director of Business Development until he was appointed President in
October 2005. It is of great regret that as of February 14, 2006 the company
announces that Doug has resigned as President and as a Director on the Board
and has moved on to future endeavors.
Mr. Dave Barron will step back into the role of President and CEO for the
corporation. Dave is our founding President and brings stability to the
corporation with his strong leadership and guidance to management and strives
to ensure that the company is governed to the highest independent standards.
Dave leads our design team and was the founder and originating Patent holder
of the "Baron Stol" which named after him brings both safety and performance
to the Beaver and Otter aircraft.
Gerald is a Certified Public Accountant registered in the State of
Illinois as well as a C.A., which is the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
British Columbia. He brings a vast number of years of experience in public
companies both in Canada and the USA. He has worked both as a Controller,
Chief financial Officer as well as Group Accountant. Gerald brings along his
experience in coordinating efforts of foreign subsidiary and joint venture
accountants as well as extensive experience in preparing budgets, forecasts,
cash flows and related management reports required by managing directors. He
has prepared financial information for prospectuses and stock exchange listing
applications. Reporting directly to the President Mr. Dave Barron, Gerald will
be responsible for all aspects of the company's financial planning, accounting
and reporting. He will work directly with the accounting team at AOG to manage
the accounting function of the company. He will lead the executive team on
restructuring and developing their cash flow in the company daily as well as
monthly and annually.
The Board of Directors have approved the financial statements for the
year ended September 30, 2005 and upon receipt of the auditors report the
financials will be disseminated immediately to the public.
These nominations have been recommended by the newly implemented
Corporate Governance policies and approved by the Board of Directors of AOG.
The Company's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under
the symbol "ASP".
For further information, please visit the company's website at:
www.aogair.com or contact the company at: aog(at)aogair.com
