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SureFlight, LLC Welcomes Entrepreneur Investor Leighton M. Yohannan as a Partner
COATESVILLE, PA – February 2, 2012 – SureFlight, LLC, one of the largest independent aviation refinishing companies in the Northeast U.S., has welcomed Leighton “Lee” M. Yohannan as a partner in its aircraft completion business.
Yohannan is an outstanding entrepreneur, having been recognized in the past as the regional Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006 for his business accomplishments. Prior to joining SureFlight, Lee was founding partner of LiquidHub, a systems integrator and technology strategy consultancy with revenues of more than $70 million annually. He has served as LiquidHub’s CEO and CFO, and later as Executive Chairman. Prior to starting LiquidHub, Lee was owner and CEO of the Reohr Group, Inc., a $55 million annual revenues global technologies company.
Lee currently serves as co-CEO of Rampmaster, the leading U.S. manufacturer of aircraft refueling vehicles and equipment, and is also Chairman and Partner of PayCommerce, Inc., a cloud-based payment solutions company.
“I am honored to welcome Lee as a partner in SureFlight,” said Dan Watkins, CEO of SureFlight. “Lee’s entrepreneurial pedigree speaks for itself. He brings to the team proven business growth that SureFlight will employ in the aircraft completions marketplace.”
When asked about his new partnership with SureFlight, Lee commented, “SureFlight has assembled a phenomenal team for growth in this market segment. The paint and interior talent we have hired is of the highest expertise. The investment in facilities and equipment is of the highest caliber, similar to what you would see from an aircraft OEM facility. My partners, Dan and Owen Watkins, have built the company properly with quality from the ground up. I look forward to joining them to see the continuance of the company’s successful growth in aircraft completions.”
About SureFlight, LLC
SureFlight is FAA Repair Station 7SUR489B specializing in high quality aircraft paint and interior completions. SureFlight is an ISO 9001:2008 & AS9100:Rev.C certified company located 30 miles west of Philadelphia, PA at Chester County G.O. Carlson Airport (KMQS) in Coatesville, PA. SureFlight provides full custom new paint jobs as well as small repair painting, changing accent stripe colors, or N number changes, and interior completions from seat refurbishment to cabin refinishing. SureFlight customers include other regional repair stations, regional aircraft suppliers and OEMs, as well as direct owner/operators.
