Bob Sherry, President/Chief Executive Officer

Founder and CEO of ExcelAire, Mr. Sherry has more than 25 years of experience in private jet maintenance and travel.  Prior to ExcelAire, Mr. Sherry founded Eastway Aircraft Services in 1985, focused on light aircraft maintenance. Anticipating the growth of private jet travel, Mr. Sherry established ExcelAire in 1993, specializing in business jet charter, maintenance, management and sales.

Greg Brinkman, Chief Operating Officer

Since earning his pilot’s license in the late 1970s, Mr. Brinkman has worked as a corporate pilot, aircraft owner, entrepreneur and as COO of ExcelAire. Before joining ExcelAire in 2001, Mr. Brinkman was a corporate pilot for the investment firm, Kidder, Peabody.  Then in 1989, Mr. Brinkman launched Associated Aircraft Group (AAG),  the largest operator of Sikorsky S-76 helicopters on the East Coast.

David Rimmer, Executive Vice President

Mr. Rimmer oversees ExcelAire’s jet charter operations, in-flight service, customer service and business development.  Prior to joining ExcelAire, he worked as a senior editor at Business & Commercial Aviation.    Before that, he was a broadcasting industry executive at Bloomberg Radio, Sony, and the ABC and NBC Radio networks.  Mr. Rimmer serves on the Air Charter Committee for the NATA and on the Board of Governors for the Air Charter Safety Foundation.

Ralph Michielli, Vice President of Maintenance / Director of Maintenance

Ralph Michielli brings almost three decades of experience in business jet maintenance to ExcelAire.  An FAA-licensed Airframe and Powerplant Technician specializing in jet aircraft, Mr. Michielli holds two key positions at ExcelAire -- Vice President of Maintenance and Director of Maintenance. Mr. Michielli assisted in the launch of ExcelAire Service and he now oversees all maintenance operations at ExcelAire, as well as serving as a technical liaison between ExcelAire and their aircraft owners.

George Kyriacou, Director of Operations

George Kyriacou oversees operations and maintenance, bringing a wealth of aviation experience to ExcelAire. Before joining ExcelAire in 1996, Mr. Kyriacou was a pilot and supervised operations and maintenance for several aviation firms on Long Island. At ExcelAire, Mr. Kyriacou ensures that the company adheres to FAA regulations as well as its own stringent standards. He holds an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) license from the FAA as well as an  Airframe and Powerplant license (A&P) with Inspection Authorization.

Leonard Liotta, Vice President of Sales

Len Liotta is a seasoned business aviation executive with expertise in aircraft management, charter operations, aircraft finance and maintenance. Mr. Liotta began his aviation career almost two decades ago at Citiflight, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup where he advanced within the organization to serve as Vice President of Support Services over seeing a team of maintenance technicians, quality assurance managers and inventory control specialists. He has also held senior management positions at other nationally and internationally known business aviation operators. An avid sports fan, Mr. Liotta graduated from St. John’s University with a degree in accounting and finance.

Captain Peter Grell, Chief Pilot

Captain Grell oversees the daily activities of ExcelAire’s pilots and actively flies the line on both the Gulfstream III and Gulfstream V. A graduate of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, with a B.S. in aeronautical studies, Captain Grell has over 14 years of active duty service in the United States Marine Corps as a pilot flying both the AV8-B Harrier and AH-1 W Super Cobra attack helicopter. After leaving active duty in 1998. Captain Grell flew MD-80’s for a major airline and continued to serve in the United States Marine Corps Reserve as a squadron instructor pilot and aviation safety officer flying VIP transport aircraft. Since joining ExcelAire in 2002, Captain Grell has retired from the Marine Corps Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel with 23 years of total military service and has been the Chief Pilot since 2003.