Dinesh A. Keskar — Senior Vice President of Sales for Asia-Pacific and India -Boeing Commercial Airplanes at Jeppesen, a Boeing Company

Dr. Dinesh A. Keskar has been Senior Vice President of Sales Asia-Pacific and India at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Inc. since January 2012. In this role, Dr. Keskar heads a sales organization, including contracts, marketing, revenue management and other support functions. He serves as Senior Vice President of Sales for Asia-Pacific and India -Boeing Commercial Airplanes at Boeing Defence Australia Limited. He served as President of Boeing India at Boeing Defence Australia Limited since March 1, 2009 and represents its elements. He served as Vice President of International at Boeing Defence Australia Limited since March 1, 2009. Dr. Keskar has led Boeing-wide efforts focused on expanding its local presence and pursuing new growth and productivity initiatives. Dr. Keskar served as a Vice President at Boeing International Corporation India Private Limited, a subsidiary of Boeing Co. since March 1, 2009. Dr. Keskar served as the President of Boeing Aircraft Trading for Boeing International Corporation India Private Limited until March 2005, Senior Vice President of Sales for Commercial Airplanes since February 2000 and Senior Vice President of Sales for South and Southeast Asia since August 2004. His responsibilities included overseeing all commercial airplanes activities in countries including Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives and Nepal, as well as Korea-based Asiana Airlines. He served as the Vice President of Sales for South & Southeast Asia - Boeing Commercial Airlines at Boeing Co. Dr. Keskar was responsible for marketing all types of aircraft, owned by Boeing, to customers worldwide and he was the In Charge of commercial airplanes sales activities in India. He was responsible for all commercial airplanes activities in countries including Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives and Nepal, as well as Korea-based Asiana Airlines. From August 1995 to January 2000, Dr. Keskar served as the President of Boeing India and was responsible for Boeing International Corp's sales and marketing, airline support and industrial partnership activities in India. From 1987 to 1995, Dr. Keskar served as the Director of International Sales at Boeing International Corp., where he managed all airplane sales and marketing activities in India and was responsible for managing relationships with government operated Air India and Indian Airlines, related civil aviation government offices and new India-based private airlines. He joined Boeing in June 1980 and held senior positions in engineering, marketing and sales. From 1980 to 1986, he was responsible for research and consultation in the areas of system identification, digital signal processing and modern control theory. Dr. Keskar developed the techniques to conduct flight tests and analyze flight test data to obtain airplane math models for the 737, 747, 757 and 767 flight simulators. Prior to Boeing, Dr. Keskar served as a Research Associate in the Flight Dynamics and Control Division at NASA Langley Research Center. He serves as a Director of the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT). Additionally, he serves as a Board Member for the US - India Business Council. Dr. Keskar served as an Independent Director at Persistent Systems Limited from October 29, 2010 to July 29, 2013. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board at the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He is an Active Member of Indian community organizations in the United States. He was a Member of ISTAT's Appraisers Board of Governors. He was a Member of the Executive Committee of the Indo-American Society. In June 1999, Dr. Keskar was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award by the University of Cincinnati for meritorious achievement, recognized stature and conspicuous success in the imaginative blending of engineering education with highly productive endeavors in industry. He holds the Outstanding Achievement award from the American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin in September 2006. He was a recipient of the President's Honor Roll. He attended the Berkeley Executive Program at the University of California, Berkeley in 1994. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indiana University System with a Gold Medal in 1975. He holds a Master's degree and a Doctorate Degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 1976 and 1978, respectively. He holds an M.B.A from City University in Seattle in 1987.