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Andrew Schmidt is SVP of Digital Services for AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR), a leading aviation services provider to commercial and government customers worldwide, and EVP for Trax, a leading provider of aircraft MRO and fleet management software.
Schmidt is responsible for scaling the Trax business by growing its customer base, enhancing customer support, and expanding product offerings through digital innovation. He helps to execute the Company’s strategy for Trax, which includes building a foundation for a new parts ecosystem in coordination with AAR and parts suppliers and more broadly incorporating AI into Trax’s offerings. He was instrumental in AAR’s March 2023 acquisition of Trax.
Schmidt served as AAR’s SVP of Intelligent Solutions from 2011 to 2018. Under his leadership AAR acquired and integrated Airinmar® and launched PAARTSTM Store, bringing the Company’s parts sales online to increase revenue and expand product reach to additional customers.
In addition to his experiences with AAR, Schmidt held various senior-level roles, including serving as a Managing Director of Seabury Capital, SVP of Macquarie Capital’s Aviation and Aerospace Investments, and VP and Partner at Oliver Wyman.
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