Past : President, CEO and Managing Partner for Galaxy Aerospace Corporation, President and CEO of Learjet, Inc., Chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, Senior Vice President at Cessna Aircraft Company, Senior Executive at Toyota Motor Corporation, board member of The NORDAM Group, Kaman Corporation, Aerion Corporation and CAE.

Mr. Barents most recently served as President, CEO and Managing Partner for Galaxy Aerospace Corporation where he negotiated a joint venture with the Pritzker Organization and Israel Aircraft Industries. He was instrumental in directing the sale of Galaxy to Gulfstream in June 2001.

Mr. Barents was president and CEO of Learjet, Inc., from April 1989 to April 1996, where he turned the company’s negative earnings into the most profitable in the company’s 32-year history.

He served as a senior executive with Toyota Motor Corporation between January 1987 and April 1989.

Mr. Barents was a senior vice president with Cessna Aircraft Company between 1976 and 1987 with responsibility for worldwide sales, marketing, product support, aircraft completion, and actively participated in new product development programs.

He is a past Chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. Mr. Barents enjoyed a distinguished military career, retiring from the U.S. Air Force as Brigadier General after 34 years.

He currently serves on the boards of The NORDAM Group, Kaman Corporation, Aerion Corporation and CAE.