Charlie Elkins is Senior Managing Director, Marketing & Supplier Services for Aviall. Charlie has worked for Aviall since 1985. Aviall is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, a division of Commercial Airline Services, and was acquired by Boeing in September 2006. Aviall is the world’s leading diversified distributor of aircraft parts to the airline, military and general aviation aftermarket segments.

During his almost 24 years with Aviall, Charlie has worked as an internal auditor, an operations manager, and, currently, marketing director, a position he has held for ten years. In his marketing role, Charlie has a staff of twenty-one professionals responsible for a wide range of marketing functions, including trade shows and events, advertising, product promotions, branding and marketing communications, plus supplier-related functions such as product line management and product training. Product line management is a key function for a distributor as it involves managing the relationships and strategy with virtually all of Aviall’s 230 original equipment suppliers. Charlie is also actively involved in seeking new suppliers for Aviall.

Prior to joining Aviall, Charlie worked for Arthur Andersen & Co., the large CPA firm, from 1982 to 1985 where he conducted financial audits for manufacturing and retail clientele. Charlie is a Certified Public Accountant and was granted a bachelor of business administration in accounting from Harding University in 1982.

Charlie is married and has two children. He was born and raised in the Atlanta, Georgia area, but now lives in Garland, Texas.