Simon Merriott

Director of Solutions for AJW, with over 21 years of experience, Simon Joined AJW in 2001 starting his aviation career in logistics overseeing all daily routine courier shipments. After several years, he transitioned to operations management, implementing and running a remote warehouse of 50,000 sq. ft. He followed this with a 12-month term as an AOG (Aircraft on Ground) shift manager working the full end-to-end AOG process, from quote through to procurement and all aspects of the operations cycle, from picking to logistics.

Simon returned to the logistics department, managing the team for several years before moving into contract management has signed a major contract in 2015. As the key account manager for the Group’s largest customer, Simon handled all operational and commercial aspects of the contract including MRO, technical, logistics, operations, procurement, finance, and commercial. In 2020, he took full ownership of Contract Services, responsible for over 600 aircraft under contract.