GippsAero, the aircraft manufacturing division of Mahindra Aerospace, has announced the appointment of Shanti Lakhan as Marketing Manager. Ms. Lakhan will be responsible for leading the marketing team in development and implementation of marketing strategies in support of global sales.
“Shanti brings with her years of experience with marketing general aviation,” said, Keith Douglas, CEO of GippsAero. “She has been part of a global marketing team that has consistently set the bar for our industry.
Before joining GippsAero, Ms. Lakhan was Marketing Manager of Cirrus Aircraft in Duluth, Minnesota. She has also held positions with the premier event and retail design company, Star Exhibits in Minneapolis, Minnesota and A319/A320 Engineering at Northwest Airlines. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin in Superior, Wisconsin, she has been involved in commercial and general aviation for over 15 years.