Niall Olver

After serving for three years as an officer in the South African Air force, Niall Olver moved into the Information Technology sector and joined IBM as a Systems Engineer in 1984. In 1986, he accepted a position at Persetel, South Africa’s leading IT company, where he worked as a Large Systems Account Manager until 1993.

Later that year Niall’s keen interest in aviation led to his appointment as managing director of ExecuJet, a recently established business aviation company at Lanseria Airport just outside Johannesburg, South Africa. At this time the company was involved in the flight operations and maintenance aspects of the local corporate aviation industry.

Under Niall’s leadership, ExecuJet has evolved into a multi-national organisation, which offers a complete range of business aviation solutions, including new and pre-owned aircraft sales, flight operations, aircraft management, maintenance, fixed base operations and charter services. Niall has also overseen the establishment of a multi-national strategic alliance with Canada’s Bombardier Aerospace. Today, Zurich Airport, Switzerland-headquartered ExecuJet Aviation Group comprises associated companies in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Niall holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Science, both obtained from the University of South Africa. He also holds a Commercial Pilots’ license.