Jonathan Breeze
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Jonathan Breeze is the co-owner of luxury concierge
and lifestyle management company WhiteConcierge, which is based in Peterborough
, UK. He was formally CEO of Jet Republic
.
In June 2007, Jonathan led a management team that partnered with Euram Bank AG, an Austrian private bank, to acquire the concierge service from Travelex. This was subsequently rebranded as WhiteConcierge. Jonathan and the management team developed a strategy to turn the company into a global concierge business.
Before acquiring a stake in WhiteConcierge, Jonathan founded and was Managing Director of JetCard, a division of Air Partner plc.
Prior to that, Jonathan joined NetJets
in 2002 as a Citation XL pilot before becoming an instructor and Falcon 900 Captain, and in 2003 he was asked to set up a commercial office to manage costs.
Jonathan began his career in the Royal Air Force
through an RAF Scholarship and was involved in a number of humanitarian and evacuation flights as a Hercules pilot. He was a pilot in the RAF Falcons Parachute Display team and subsequently became an instructor with the RAF Central Flying School.
In September 2008 Jonathan launched the private jet company Jet Republic
. However, due to well-publicised problems in the aviation sector, the global recession, the company ceased trading on August 20, 2009, although as late as two weeks prior to the collapse the company was still hiring staff, had opened a new office in London and maintained that the downturn was actually a good time to start a new fractional jet ownership company.
In November 2009, Jonathan returned to WhiteConcierge to take over as Managing Director.
Jonathan was a Downhill Ski Racer, representing the RAF at the annual Inter-Services competition.
He holds an MSc in Air Transport Management. Jonathan is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
.
Concierge
A concierge is an employee who either works in shifts within, or lives on the premises of an apartment building or a hotel and serves guests with duties similar to those of a butler. The position can also be maintained by a security officer over the 'graveyard' shift. A similar position, known as...
and lifestyle management company WhiteConcierge, which is based in Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
, UK. He was formally CEO of Jet Republic
Jet Republic
Jet Republic was a private jet company that offered private jet cards and share ownership . It is no longer operational.-Launch:...
.
In June 2007, Jonathan led a management team that partnered with Euram Bank AG, an Austrian private bank, to acquire the concierge service from Travelex. This was subsequently rebranded as WhiteConcierge. Jonathan and the management team developed a strategy to turn the company into a global concierge business.
Before acquiring a stake in WhiteConcierge, Jonathan founded and was Managing Director of JetCard, a division of Air Partner plc.
Prior to that, Jonathan joined NetJets
NetJets
NetJets, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, offers fractional ownership and rental of private business jets.-History:NetJets Inc., formerly Executive Jet Aviation, was founded in 1964 as one of the first private business jet charter and aircraft management companies...
in 2002 as a Citation XL pilot before becoming an instructor and Falcon 900 Captain, and in 2003 he was asked to set up a commercial office to manage costs.
Jonathan began his career in the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
through an RAF Scholarship and was involved in a number of humanitarian and evacuation flights as a Hercules pilot. He was a pilot in the RAF Falcons Parachute Display team and subsequently became an instructor with the RAF Central Flying School.
In September 2008 Jonathan launched the private jet company Jet Republic
Jet Republic
Jet Republic was a private jet company that offered private jet cards and share ownership . It is no longer operational.-Launch:...
. However, due to well-publicised problems in the aviation sector, the global recession, the company ceased trading on August 20, 2009, although as late as two weeks prior to the collapse the company was still hiring staff, had opened a new office in London and maintained that the downturn was actually a good time to start a new fractional jet ownership company.
In November 2009, Jonathan returned to WhiteConcierge to take over as Managing Director.
Jonathan was a Downhill Ski Racer, representing the RAF at the annual Inter-Services competition.
He holds an MSc in Air Transport Management. Jonathan is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
Royal Aeronautical Society
The Royal Aeronautical Society, also known as the RAeS, is a multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community.-Function:...
.