About APS

Seventy years at the bench.

APS overhauls propellers for operators on three continents, with the same licence, procedures and quality system at every site.

70
Years in propeller MRO
3
Sites on three continents
8
Approvals on file

The people

Who answers when you call

Executive
Trevor McLaughlin
Chief Financial Officer
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Trevor joined APS as Chief Financial Officer inApril 2026, bringing broad finance and operations leadership experience acrossboth privately held and publicly traded companies. He began his career withTextron in their Leadership Development Program, supporting defense andaerospace programs at AAI Corporation, and went on to serve as CFO andController of Rothenberger USA, a Textron joint venture, where he also steppedin as Interim Head of Operations. Trevor then spent much of his career inprivate equity-backed businesses. He held divisional CFO roles at BWAYCorporation and Pregis Corporation, led the financial transformation andcarve-out of Ball Metalpack, and served as an Operating Director at BeckwayGroup, partnering with leadership teams on value creation and acquisitionintegration. Before joining APS, he served as CFO of Raydia Food Group andWhetstone Distribution. Trevor graduated from Carthage College with a BA inFinance and Accounting. A Barrington native, Trevor spent years following hiscareer across the country before coming back to where it all started, and henow calls his hometown of Barrington home again with his amazing wife and threewonderful daughters.

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Sales
Ibrahim Ouenzar
Military Sales Manager
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Ibrahim is an aviation leader with a strong record in sales, procurement and strategic growth. Over the last decade in aerospace he has specialized in supplier negotiations, contract management and procurement for commercial and military aviation.

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Eduardo Maldonado
Sales Manager - Americas
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Ed's career in aviation began in 2009 in the United States Navy, where he served as an Aviation Structural Mechanic on H-60 and F/A-18E aircraft. He joined APS in 2023 as a shop floor lead in the mechanical components division and became Sales Manager - Americas in 2026. He is an FAA-certified repairman.

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Quality
Rich Ahlman
Chief Inspector
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Rich began his career at APS after college, inspecting and assembling McCauley, Hartzell, Dowty and MT propellers, and later worked on Hamilton Sundstrand (Collins) bulkheads, actuators, hubs and spinners. He joined the Quality team in 2016 and was named Chief Inspector in 2020. He is an A&P Mechanic and Propeller Repairman certificate holder.

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Mauricio Mazzini
Director - Quality
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Mauricio has more than 25 years in aviation. He is responsible for the company's quality management system and for the FAA, EASA, ISO 9001 and AS9100 certifications, and manages supplier and customer audits, training, evaluation and qualification programs.

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Executive
Fergus Lopez
Managing Director - Asia Pacific
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A seasoned aerospace executive, Fergus brings to APS more than 30 years of experience in the OEM and MRO sectors. He started his career in 1982 as an aircraft apprentice before moving into business development, operational and leadership roles in America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

Fergus has worked for StandardAero, Parker Aerospace and GKN Aerospace, where in 2018 he led the establishment and launch of GKN's MRO facility in Malaysia.

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Ezequiel de Souza Junior
Managing Director - Brazil
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With a solid technical background and extensive experience in strategic leadership and business management, Ezequiel has a proven track record of driving growth, promoting innovation and optimizing operational efficiency. His experience across engineering, customer support, production and sales gives him a holistic view of the business.

Ezequiel holds a degree in Mechanical and Aeronautics Engineering from EESC-USP, a certificate in Business Administration from IBMEC São Paulo (INSPER), and an MBA with an emphasis on Air Transport Management from FGV/EAESP.

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Chris Hutchings
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
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Chris started his aviation career with APS back in 2013 as an order administrator for key accounts. He quickly learned the business and successfully ran the Aero Technologies FAA PMA propeller governor business for several years. Chris left APS for a year to expand his knowledge of aircraft components at an MRO focusing on Electromechanical, pneumatic, interior, and electrical components. He later rejoined the APS team to lead sales in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Proving himself as a dependable member of the team, Chris was promoted to Director of Sales & Marketing for Aircraft Propeller Service. He now oversees global sales and marketing efforts for the commercial, military, training, and manufacturing business segments

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Executive
Dan Colbert
Chief Executive Officer
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Dan joined APS with 27 years of corporate experience. He spent the first half of his career with GE, starting in their Aerospace division on the Engineering Training Program and then moving to the Corporate Audit Staff. He subsequently joined the Power Systems Business, holding leadership positions in Finance, Procurement and Product Service, culminating with several General Management assignments leading the Global Apparatus Service Department, the Global Parts Business and finally the Engineered Packages Business.

After GE, Dan ran a large portion of the Sears Home Services business, led Crane Composites as President, and spent 8 years as an Operating Partner at The Riverside Company. Dan graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BS in General Engineering and an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

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