JetHQ expands Southeast Asia sales team

JetHQ has expanded its sales team to serve the growing Southeast Asia market. The aircraft transaction and brokerage company announced that Simon Diggelmann joined the company to be its Vice President of Sales-Asia Pacific.

Diggelmann is a multilingual Swiss citizen and has worked throughout Asia and Europe, most recently heading Swiss Aviation Group’s Asia and asset management team. He has a background in aircraft engineering and sales and will be based in JetHQ’s new Bangkok, Thailand office.

“Simon has a keen understanding of the corporate aviation market, and will be able to put his technical, commercial and management experience to use assisting JetHQ clients,” JetHQ Asia President Rohit Kapur said. “He has built deep relationships within the market and understands the unique needs of private aviation customers in the region.”

Digglemann began a career in commercial aviation, working as an aircraft engineer and holding many general and aircraft-specific licenses from EASA and IS-BAO. He served as manager of technical services for Jet Aviation in Zurich, responsible for a fleet of Gulfstream and Bombardier Global aircraft in Europe and the Middle East. He has developed sales and business strategies for Swiss Aviation Group and established an entry into the Asian markets. He had also been a consultant and built contacts in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Australia.

“This region is a key piece to add to the JetHQ map,” Diggelmann said. “We’re eager to introduce many clients here to the resources, connections and level of service that JetHQ has established elsewhere in the world. The ability to be in the region and nimbly respond to customers will facilitate easier transactions.”

He has a degree from Zurich Business School and a diploma from the Irish Law Society in Dublin. He will work under Kapur for the JetHQ Asia team.