Cirrus Aircraft Elevates Ben Kowalski to Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Cirrus Aircraft announced that Ben Kowalski has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing. In this leadership role on the Customer Experience Team, Kowalski will now lead all sales and marketing efforts for the enterprise.

“At Cirrus, we strive to be as innovative in our approach to Sales, Marketing and the growth of our brand as we are in producing and delivering game-changing personal aircraft” said Todd Simmons, President, Customer Experience at Cirrus Aircraft. “Ben’s seasoned leadership, compass thinking and industry presence will continue to drive these key customer experience functions at Cirrus in new and creative ways ahead.”

Since joining Cirrus Aircraft in 2014 as Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Kowalski has been instrumental in key strategic marketing initiatives.  Among these are the global launch of the world’s first single-engine Personal Jet – the Vision Jet; introduction of the SR Series G6 – the latest generation of the world’s best-selling high-performance single engine piston; and the development and launch of Cirrus’ world-class customer experience center in Knoxville, TN – the Vision Center.

Ben has almost 20 years of experience leading initiatives in sales, marketing, operations, and training for enterprises, contributing to growth at a range of organizations, including niche businesses and a global technology company.

Passionate about flying, Ben has participated in business and general aviation for over two decades. As an active instrument rated commercial pilot, he has accumulated over 4,000 flight hours in aircraft ranging from business jets to amateur-built aircraft.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.