John David Smith Co-Founder & CEO

John is a seasoned Senior Executive in Aviation Supply & Logistics with proven P & L and operational leadership abilities – evidenced by a track record of driving performance improvement initiatives and building delivery capabilities to support the strategic aspirations of start-ups, SME, and Multi-National Corporations. Defines and delivers agile, scalable operating models that drive continuous productivity. 

John holds extensive experience operating in a strongly regulated industry, complying with local reporting, data protection, business continuity, and legal requirements; and implementing robust controls to manage performance across multi-site operations. Set up and maintained compliance standards and reporting processes for logistic services in different regulatory jurisdictions including USA & KSA. Established and set up purchasing & shipping operations in Europe, Bahrain, USA, and Saudi Arabia, dramatically reducing cost whilst simultaneously increasing efficiencies across all measurable metrics. 

 Career Synopsis  

Mar 2017- 30 Sep 2022: GM & Chief Executive Officer, Caliber Sales Engineering 

Established and directed a team of Aviation Supply & Logistic specialists in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the USA to manage a 366 million USD contract for the supply of aviation parts and services to the Royal Saudi Air Force- Ministry of Defense- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Nov 2007 to Feb 2017- Chief Executive Officer/Owner- Global Aviation Services W.L.L. Bahrain. 

Feb 2006 to Nov- Director- OMCI – Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, based in Bahrain

Primary roles in Corporate Groups materials management. May 1977 to  Dec 2005- Head European Procurement- Saudi Arabian Airlines 

Lead a team of procurement & supply specialists for the procurement of all aviation spare parts, repair component contracts, airport ground equipment, and spares for Saudi Arabian Airlines for Europe and the Far East, responsible for offices and warehouses in London England, Brussels Belgium and Frankfurt Germany with an annual budget spend in excess of USD 250 million dollars.

April 1975 to April 1977- Quality Assurance Specialist- Hertie AG- Headquarters- Frankfurt Germany

Mar 1972 to Mar 1975- Quality Assurance & Finance Specialist- United States military- Frankfurt Germany