After nearly 40 years at the head of the air charter brokerage which bears their name, Peter Hunt and Jeremy Palmer have announced a management transition.
The succession plan will see existing senior managers Julie Black, Director of Group subsidiary Premier Aviation (UK) Ltd and Jamie Peters, Director of Hunt & Palmer Cargo Charters Ltd, join Hunt & Palmer main Board Directors, Simon Edwards and Mark Jenkinson, to form a new Executive Management team. This team will take responsibility for the day-to-day operational and strategic control of Hunt & Palmer’s global charter business.
During the transition, Hunt and Palmer will progressively remove themselves from the day-to-day management of the business, whilst continuing to serve as main Board directors of the Group, alongside co-directors Neil Harvey, Simon Edwards and Mark Jenkinson. Harvey, who has contributed more than 30 years with the company, will play a significant role helping to facilitate the management succession plan.
“Now is the right time to start implementing these changes to the company we founded with our late partner, Jamie Martin, all those years ago,” said Chairman Jeremy Palmer. “We are acutely aware of our responsibilities to the people we employ. Their future and the continuation of our business is of paramount importance to us and an effectively managed, well executed succession to the executive management team is both a desirable and necessary factor in securing that future.”
Peter Hunt added: “We have always believed in providing opportunities for those within our organisation as a priority. We invest in our people. and it is no coincidence that we have chosen Julie and Jamie to step up to work with Simon and Mark on the challenges ahead.”
