VanAllen, a full-service and trusted consulting firm in business aviation for over 30 years, proudly announces the acquisition of Essex Aviation, a highly respected firm renowned for its client-focused approach to aircraft transactions and strategic consulting.
The Essex Aviation team brings extensive experience in the aviation industry and more than a decade of success in advising clients to VanAllen’s robust offerings of travel solutions.. This partnership is more than a merger of skilled people and high-touch services; it’s a uniting of values and philosophies.
COMMITMENT TO CLIENTS
Both firms have long shared an unwavering commitment to creating value for their clients.
That alignment made this acquisition an easy decision and an exciting step forward for both teams and the clients they serve.
Our number one core value is ‘doing good’ for our clients. Lee and the entire Essex team embody that same principle. We’ve admired their work for years, and we’re thrilled to bring our expertise together in a way that multiplies the ‘good’ we offer to our clients and the business aviation community.”
Jeff Agur
Chief Executive Officer
This is not a conclusion of Essex’s long history; it’s a continuation, an expansion. Our clients will benefit from even broader capabilities, while still receiving the same honest, unbiased advice they’ve come to expect and deserve. Jeff and I have a shared vision to create value through strategic, holistic consulting. Now we get to build that vision together.”
Lee Rohde
Founder and CEO of Essex Aviation
Starting January 1st, Essex and VanAllen will operate as one team. Lee Rohde, the founder and CEO of Essex Aviation, will join VanAllen’s leadership team as the new Executive Vice President, bringing his decades of expertise, reputation for integrity, and hands-on approach.
This acquisition enhances VanAllen’s already robust capabilities in strategic planning, aircraft transactions, operational best practices, and leadership development, while reinforcing the firm’s long-standing reputation for excellence and trust.
60+
years of experience
in the aviation industry brought by the Essex Aviation team to VanAllen
About VanAllen
VanAllen is a management consultancy team concentrated within Business Aviation. During the past 30+ years, VanAllen has earned a reputation for achieving exceptional results for our clients. We address each client’s unique strategic and cultural goals as supported by their tactical needs. Our results speak for themselves. Our clients speak for us.
Our client base includes over 300 large corporations, high-net-worth individuals / family offices, and royal families.
To get started, contact VanAllen today.
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