Leadership Team
John Owen
President & CEO
John Owen brings nearly 20 years of experience in management and financial consulting to the leadership team. John joined Airshare as CFO in 2016 and became President and CEO in March 2018. He originally fine-tuned his consultative skills and financial acumen working in progressively higher roles at State Street, Accenture, and KPMG. He previously was CFO for a supply-chain management company and most recently served as Vice President for a national executive search firm leading their private equity practice. John received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Kansas and a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Alex Franz
Chief Operating Officer
Alex has 20 years of experience in aviation. Alex has been with Airshare since 2003 and held a number of positions including Line Captain, Base Manager, Check Airman, and Chief Pilot. Earlier in his career, Alex served as a captain for a freight airline, and Flight Instructor for a flight school. He also spent some time as a Civil Engineer. Alex holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Kansas. Alex is type rated in the Phenom 100 and 300 and has logged over 6,000 hours of flight time.
Andy Tretiak
Chief Marketing Officer
Andy Tretiak has over 23 years of experience in leading marketing, strategic planning and brand development for consumer and business-to-business brands. As CMO for Airshare, Andy leads all strategic marketing and communications efforts for the company. Prior to joining Airshare, Andy was managing partner and co-founder of digital marketing agency Brand Propulsion. He previously was CMO of Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City, where he was the architect of the team’s highly successful rebrand in 2010. Earlier in his career, Andy spent several years in sports marketing, brand activation and advertising. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Missouri.
Dylan Haynie
Chief Revenue Officer
Dylan Haynie brings more than 20 years of aviation industry experience and a results-driven, achievement-oriented focus to the company’s leadership team. He manages and directs Airshare’s sales team to secure new fractional shareowners and EMBARK members. Prior to joining the company in 2018, Dylan served as sales director for Embraer, and vice president of sales for Flexjet. He holds a juris doctor and bachelor of business administration from Baylor University.
Lori Harlow
Vice President, Accounting & Administration
Lori Harlow joined Airshare in 2009 as Accounting Manager and was promoted to Controller in 2011. In 2015, Lori was promoted to Vice President of Accounting and Controller. Prior to joining Airshare, she served as an inventory accounting supervisor at Embarq and as a senior financial analyst at Sprint. She holds designations both as a CPA and as a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). Lori holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Baker University.
Brian Jewell
Vice President, Training, Compliance & Strategy
Steve Blanck
General Counsel
Gary Veer
Sr. Director of Maintenance
Gary P. Veer has over 40 years working as an mechanic, inspector and manager in aircraft maintenance. The last 14 years have been with Airshare as the Director of Maintenance. Prior to coming to Airshare, he spent 18 years as DOM for several different Air Ambulance operators maintaining both rotor and fix wing aircraft. He has also spent time working in General Aviation as a manager of a 145 Repair Station.
Ben Petersen
Director of Operations
Ben Petersen has over 13 years of experience in private aviation, on-demand and scheduled Part 135 operations. As Director of Operations Ben leads the Scheduling and Flight departments. Ben joined Airshare in 2007 and has held many roles since, including being an Assistant Chief Pilot for over four years where he developed the current crewmember hiring process and eventually moving on to Chief Pilot. Previous to Airshare, Ben flew scheduled Part 135 freight and also taught private, instrument, and commercial flight training as an FAA certified flight instructor for over two years. He attended Kansas State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science Professional Pilot degree.
Jared Porter
Director of Safety
Josh Hay
Director of Training and Standards
Josh Hay joined Airshare in 2013 and has over 16 years’ experience in aviation. His passion for flying began at age 14 when he took his first flight. At 16 he soloed and obtained his pilot’s license before graduating high school. Josh has provided over 3,000 hours of training in all ranges of aircraft, from single-engine piston to turbojets, and over 5,500 hours of total flight time. He was previously a Check Airman for the Cessna Citation CJ and is currently a Check Airman for the Embraer Phenom 300. Josh holds undergraduate degrees in aviation and economics and has a Master of Business Administration from Kansas State University.
Case May
General Manager, Managed Aircraft
Jenny Latas
Director of Finance & Reporting
Jenny Latas has over 19 years of finance experience, with areas of emphasis in transformation, related party transactions, and global reporting. As Director of Finance and Reporting, Jenny provides financial insights to enable strategic decision making, leads the budgeting and forecasting process, assists with partnership, merger and acquisition efforts, and provides support to Airshare’s banking team. Prior to joining Airshare, Jenny served as a Global Finance Director for Molson Coors Brewing Company, as well as worked at the consulting firms of Deloitte & Touche and Ernst & Young. Jenny holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Truman State University.
Luke Bishop
Chief Pilot
Luke Bishop joined Airshare in 2015 and has over 12 year’s experience in aviation. He is a third-generation pilot and has been passionate about aviation since his childhood. Before Airshare, Luke was a medevac and Part 135 pilot, and since joining Airshare, he has quickly become a leader within the company. Previously, Luke served as a Standards Captain for the Phenom 100 and base administrator. He is currently the Initial Experience Captain for the Phenom 100 and PIC of the Phenom 300 and 100. He has his Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics from Liberty University.
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