Guillaume De SAINT-BON

Jul. 07: INTERNATIONAL SOS

Read: http://thestar.com.my/education/story.asp?file=/2008/1/20/education/19975504

• Director of Assistance Operations - Asia region
Drive SOS' response to medical & security crisis & events (Phuket plane crash - Oct 07, Pirelli calendar launch - Shanghai Dec 07, evacuation from Chad of 188 Chinese employees - Feb 08, Olympics - Beijing August 08)
- refine SOS ops procedures
- set up teams (medical, security, staff) & prepare logistics
- lead SOS service from the ground, in relations with our marketing dpt

• Regional Aviation Director:
- Audit of our aviation providers (wide body aircraft, jets, turbo-props, helicopters, seaplanes operators) to ensure the quality and safety of our services.
- Manage our aviation network (chartering or contracting these operators).
- Reinforce Intl SOS presence in the aviation industry.


2005 : Leaving the Army, creation of 2 companies:
HELIT AIR, 1st helicopter company based in Singapore,
AERO SOLUTION, a multi-services aviation consulting company.
- As a founder: participate in the companies financial and commercial development,
- As the Director of Flight Operations: set up the company organisation and flight procedures in order to obtain an Air Operator Certificate. Identify potential markets and create adapted helicopter solutions for customers. Staff recruiting.
- Broadened my network in aviation and launched complementary services as a middle man negotiator (air operations setting up & management, aircraft sourcing & chartering, air-manpower consulting).


2003-2004 : INSEAD E-MBA in part-time on the Singapore campus.

2001-2004 : Staff officier, specialist of international relationships.

1999-2001 : Managed a 320-people logistics unit on an 80-helicopter base for 2 years (operations management, organisation, procedures, training, people evaluation and career, equipment mgmt euro m300). Assigned in Kosovo to be responsible for the logistics of the NATO helicopter force, I organised the transfer of the unit and led it there for 5 months.

1997-1999 : deputy of a 40-people and 10-helicopter unit (equipment management euro m250, crews' training). Sent for 5 months as the operations manager of a multinational 20-helico unit in the Republic of Macedonia for NATO in 99 (airbase design, flight-security-safety procedures, flight operations and training, Logistics).

1995-1997 : leader of a a 6-person and 3-helico team (responsible for its training, mainly by night). Sent 3 months in operational environment in Former-Yugoslavia in 95.

1993-1994 : aviation training school.

1990-1993 : SAINT-CYR Military accademy.

Specialties:
Helicopter piloting (1350 hours of flight on helicopter, 350 of which by night).
Helicopter operations and logistics manager in operational environements.