AfBAA appoints Nuno Pereira as vice chairman

Nuno Pereira

Nuno Pereira, managing director of Angola-based BestFly, has been appointed vice chairman of AfBAA

Pereira has been regularly involved with AfBAA since inception, when BestFly committed to founding member status.

Pereira will support AfBAAs founding chairman Tarek Ragheb in lobbying African governments and educating them about the benefits of business aviation to the economy. He also has a supplementary role as chair of the Budgeting Committee, where he will manage finance and budgeting.

“We are delighted that Nuno is taking up this prestigious and extremely important role for AfBAA. He understands the Association, our mission and vision, as well as having first-hand knowledge of the challenges affecting the growth of business aviation on the continent,”

“We are delighted that Nuno is taking up this prestigious and extremely important role for AfBAA. He understands the Association, our mission and vision, as well as having first-hand knowledge of the challenges affecting the growth of business aviation on the continent,” said Ragheb. “Nuno is also an astute businessman which will ensure he can add value to our strategic development. We thank Achuzie Ezenagu for his work in this role until now, and look forward to developing it further with Nuno.”

Pereira joins AfBAA’s board during a period of growth that has seen a 20% rise in members over the course of the last six months.

AfBAA is preparing for the first African Business Aviation Conference, AfBAC, which will be held in Cape Town, South Africa this year on November 17 – 18.