Ronan Harvey
Owner of Kemble Airport

CEO of KAE and KAS
Ronan trained as an aircraft engineer with the RAF and post the RAF worked for an airline before developing his own network of business. In 1995 he moved Polydron International into G Site and he formed Delta Jets and became involved with the management of the airfield. Ronan, who had previously started, and developed the Northampton Balloon Festival, was the driving force behind the first civilian run Kemble Air Day in 1996 and the ‘architect’ of proposals for the future of Kemble leading to his purchase of the estate in March 2001. His passion for the airfield and investment in it led to the opening of the AV8 Restaurant and CAA Licensing in 2002, the development of the annual Air Day to national event status and more recently the construction of 12 new GA hangars. Ronan, holds a twin aircraft rating, a helicopter licence, is an aerobatic pilot, and has flown solo in a Hunter jet. His other passion is sailing and he now lives in Vanuatu. His daughter, Suzannah, joined the KAS Board in 2008. 



David Young
Senior Management

Airport Manager
David Young, Airport Manager, moved his microlight school to Kemble in April 1995 and as the first MOD civilian tenant commenced operating the airfield. He was instrumental in seeing the re-emergence of Kemble as a civilian aerodrome and he has been a key player in management to date. Kemble Flying Club, formed back in 1995, remains a specialist in microlight aviation and David, known as 'dy' to most of us, still teaches occasionally for fun and is a NPPL (Microlight) Examiner. He has over 7,000 hours flying experience, mostly instruction, and has flown on renowned microlight expeditions in Nepal and Africa. He was elected a Director of KAS in 2003 and became Airport Manager in September 2004. David has two boys aged 12 and 14 and is a regular squash player with them. He enjoys fell walking and completed the Three Peaks Challenge this year helping raise over £3,000 for a local charity.


 
 
Glen Moreman
Management

Assistant Airport Manager
Responsible for the day to day operational aspects of the aerodrome, liasing with operators and the local community to ensure the smooth running of the airport. Glen has lived locally all his life and aviation has been a passion for as long as he can remember with a particular interest in vintage jets. A keen historian, Glen has a considerable wealth of knowledge, documentation and photographs of Kemble’s history going back to 1936. He first started working at Kemble as a volunteer in 1996 helping out Delta Jets with their collection of aeroplanes before starting out organising small air displays. After the success of the 2001 Hunter Anniversary Air Show he was employed by Kemble Air Services to head up the team organising the now annual Kemble Air Days and other airfield events. Kemble Air Day is now the flagship event of Kemble’s year and is amongst the top shows in the UK.
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Suzannah Harvey
Events & Marketing

Director
Following four years as a consultant in the recruitment industry, Suzannah started Universal Model Managment Ltd in 2003, a sucessful model and promotions agency with over 1000 personalities represented world wide. In 2007 Suzannah began organising the corporate entertainment at Kemble and in 2008 has taken a full time post as a Director looking after marketing, events and business development. Universal Models is run alongside her resonsibilities to Kemble and offers a valuable staffing service for corporate events at the airport. Hobbies include playing Polo, shooting & fishing. Suzannah's father, Ronan is the airport owner
 
 
 
Lee Paul (MRICS)
Senior Management

KAS Commercial Director and KAE Estate Director
Lee is a specialist in the purchase and development of MOD land. His association with Kemble began when as Estate Surveyor for MOD in 1995 he commenced leasing property on the airfield. Subsequently after forming his own property consultancy in 1996 he managed the purchase by KAE of the airfield and since 2001 he has also been involved with the development of the site generally. Lee, and his wife Gill, live in Bournmouth and have two teenage daughters.


 


Charles Mondahl
Senior Management

Finance Director
Charlie has a long association with Kemble Airfield. He formed a Kemble based Company with Ronan Harvey in 1996 supplying materials to the education sector and joined the Board of KAS and KAE in 2005 having semi retired. Charlie had experience working in the airline business after leaving school when he worked as a steward on Britannias, Viscounts and Ambassadors. He and his wife Pat have two boys, who have flown the nest, and a Schnauzer and Bitzer dog which they enjoy walking over the Marlborough Downs near their home.
 
 

Jayne Fenn
FISO/Operations

FISO (Flight Information Service Officer) and Operations Assistant 
Jayne started out in the Aviation Industry as an ATCA at Cranfield Airport, Bedfordshire, nearly eight years ago. In October 2004 she joined KAS as a temp for a week and  just never left! Soon after  Jayne became Accounts Assistant and PA to the Airport Manager. In 2006 Jayne went to Australia for 3 months where she enjoyed some excellent life experiences working on a cattle farm and as a groom for a top equestrian 3 day event rider, later returning  to KAS as an Operations Assistant and  validated as a FISO in March 2007, which she enjoyed very much. Horses are her  life long passion and the photo is of Jayne riding Kosworth at a Dressage event earlier this year.

 

 Nick Howard
FISO/Operations

F.I.S.O(Flight Information Service Officer)and Operations Assistant.
Nick started flying Microlights at Kemble in 2002 going on to instruct at Enstone and Kemble.Nick joined KAS Ltd in Nov 2007 although no longer instructing Nick still enjoys flying Microlights and light aircraft.Mountain trekking and cycling.




Will Stocksley
FISO/Operations

FISO (Flight Information Service Officer) and Operations Assistant
Born and bred in Hertfordshire, Will joined KAS in October 2006 after graduating from the University of Reading with a Masters degree in Physics. From an early age he has had a great fascination with aviation, and it is this passion that brought him to Kemble. Initially taken on as an Ops ‘dogsbody’ he quickly gained his Radio Operator’s licence and FISO ticket, and became a validated FISO in July 2007. Since then, Will has become an integral part of the Operations team. Will is somewhat of a sportoholic and regularly hits the gym, practices martial arts and plays badminton. Will also plays the saxophone, however his main focus at the moment is training for his Private Pilot’s Licence, in the hope that one day he’ll be playing with the big boys.

 

 
Sarah Stephenson
Operations

Trainee Flight Information Service Officer/Operations Assistant.
Sarah started working at Kemble in August 2008. A mother of two, has formerly worked as a self-employed gardener, a nurse, and an Air Traffic Control Officer in the Royal Air Force, amongst other things! Hobbies and interests include gardening, diy, walking, reading and kayaking and has also had a brief dabble in the art of belly dancing, although obviously not all of these at the same time! Talking and eating also feature quite highly on the list of interests.



Sally Callaway
Accounts department

Title: Head of accounts
Joining Kemble Air Services in 2003 Sally heads up the accounts team who are responsible for the accounting functions of the airport. Sally produces monthly management accounting reports and the year end accounts for the Board of Directors and has developed the systems for the increasingly thriving airport we have today. Included in her duties is the payroll function for our specialized full time team and our pool of valued part time and casual employees, so she is popular at least once a month. Flights of fancy include badminton, golf, holidays, entertaining family & friends (given the time), dancing (given the chance) and home improvements. Well one has to dust occasionally! The ethos at KAS is simple – bring the outside world in for the mutual benefit of visitors, based and management operators alike and she enjoys being part of the team who are continually progressing the airport.