Biography

DAGMAR GROSSMANN

PERSONAL DATA
  • Date of birth: 1st August 1961
  • Citizenship: Austria

  • Children: Gregor 1986, Gordon 1989 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Strategic Planning
Aircraft Management
Operational Process Analysis
Recruitment
Market Research
Financing

CAREER HISTORY

2004 till now - GROSSMANN JET SERVICE spol. s.r.o - Prague, Czech Republic

  • Identified market opportunity in business aviation field. Business start –up, setting up and leading own sales, marketing, crew and dispatch team. Company today ranks among the leading central European airline operator, consultation in the area of operations and managing private aircraft.
  • Active speaker at business seminars, forums

2001 - DAGMAR GROSSMANN JET CONSULT GmbH. - Vienna, Austria

  • Worldwide aviation consulting, selling and purchasing aircrafts as well as operational consulting

1991-2003 - GROSSMANN AIR SERVICE CO & GmbH. - Vienna, Austria

  • From start up a private airline with 1 Beechcraft, all duties and necessary requirement concerning the growth of the company. Negotiations with financing institutions, insurance aircraft companies authorities. All Human Resources fields.
  • Acquisition, marketing, sales. The company was owner of 3 aircrafts and had management contract with 7 other business jets.

MILESTONES / ACHIEVEMENTS

  • 2010 - Dagmar Grossmann was named as a one of the Top 10 Leaders of European Business Aviation (EBACE 2010 Aviation Week Show News)
  • 2010 - Organization of inaugural CEPA 2010 Conference in Prague 
  • 2009 - CEPA - launching of business aviation platform CEPA (Central Europe Private Aviation), which supports the development of business aviation in Central European region
  • 2009 - Workshop for representatives of Czech Travel Agencies, cooperation proposal, presenting of private aviation
  • 2008 - 3rd business jet in the fleet – Citation Mustang
  • 2008 CEO - managing team of 30 employees 
                   - 2nd business jet in the fleet - Hawker 900XP
  • 2005 - 1st business jet in the fleet - Legacy 600
  • 2005 - Acquired own Aircraft Operators Certificate (AOC)
  • 2004 - Setting up business aviation company in the Czech Republic as a foreigner
  • 2002 - Voted by WQ magazine - Die Besten in business, 23rd ranking out of 100 of the most successful Austrian women in business
  • 2001 - Voted by WQ magazine - Die Wichtigsten Business Frauen im Winter. 10th ranking as the most successful woman in business - TOP 300 Austrian Manager – Elite nomination in Business People Magazine
  • 1999 Nomination in NEWS magazine in Austria for companies with more than 100mil. Schillings turnover in business aviation. Die 100 besten business ladies. Ranking no. 42 out of 111 Austrian Top Female Managers
  • 1999 Opening of own luxury VIP passenger lounge at General Aviation terminal Vienna Airport

EDUCATION

  • MBA Study at Donau Universitat Krems
  • College WIFI, financing and administration of Real Estate, 2003 - 2004
  • University Vienna – Economy, 1982 - 1985
  • Studies at Denver (Colorado) and Paris, University Pantheon Sorbonne, 1980 -1982

LANGUAGES

  • Fluent - English, German, French, Italian
  • Passive - Czech, Russian

INTERESTS

  • Real estate

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Dagmar Grossmann is taking part in many conferences and forums due to her long international experience in aviation industry.

The Future of Business Jets Conference, 10th & 11th November 2010, London/UK
Speech Topic: Is the tightening of security making business aviation less competitive?

The European Business Aviation Conference 2010,  2nd & 3rd November 2010, Vienna/Austria
Speech Topic: The Uncompromised growth of Business Aviation during Challenging Times:‘A glance at the past, present and future of Business Aviation in Europe’ with a special insight into the development of the Central and Eastern European Business Aviation Market 

CEPA 2010 Conference, 22 nd & 23 rd April 2010, Prague/Czech Republic
Speech Topic: Private Aviation in Central Europe - Growth ofprivate aviation in Central Europe, Why an association for Central Europe, What's different about CEPA?, Strategy for the association

VLJ - Europe 2009 Conference, 24th & 25th September 2009, Oxford/Great Britain
Speech Topic: Acceptance of VLJs in Central Europe, The Charter and Owner markets, Competitive Issues, Financing and Residual Values, The Future of the VLJ in the Central European Market

Interview CT24, 24th October 2008, Prague/Czech Republic
Topic: Business Aviation, Company Profile, How does the financial crisis influence private aviation?

Brand Excellence Conference, 16th & 17th October 2008, Barcelona/Spain
Speech Topic: Identifying the Most Successful Way to Communicate Your Brand to Your Business Partners

Forum 2000 Conference: Openness and Fundamentalism in the 21st Century, 12th – 14th October 2008, Prague/Czech Republic
Business and Economy Roundtable, Topic: Internationalization of Czech Companies: Challenges and Opportunities

International IIR Conference, Business Aviation: Jets – Business Models – Markets, 11th – 13th December 2007, Munich/Germany
Topic: Business Aviation Pilots

British Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Briefing: "Women in Business", 11th September 2007, Prague/Czech Republic

Giving her own personal perspective on being a woman in the male-dominated world of aviation, Mrs. Grossmann compared Audrey’s (Professor AUDREY J. MURRELL, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Business Administration, Psychology, Public & International Affairs) findings with her own experience as a female manager operating in the Czech Republic and elsewhere in Europe.

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