Vince Restivo

Vince Restivo is the Chief Operating Officer at Mente Group, LLC. Vince has 37 years of experience in business aviation starting with Gulfstream Aerospace in 1984. Over the next 25 years, he contributed successfully in various roles of increasing responsibility with Gulfstream, from Initial Phase Manufacturing to Flight Test to Completion Integration and Test Engineering, Vince gained vast experience and knowledge in avionics and cabin systems design, integration, connectivity, test, and certification.

With the logarithmic advances in business aviation technology, Vince moved to Completion Sales, where the need for a strong technology background coupled with the ability to connect with customers was essential. Helping customers navigate the vast array of integrated high-tech systems, as well as voice and data communications options, became a refined skill that aligned with his passion to help people. With the importance of the aircraft interior becoming a priority in the purchase decision process, his combined avionics, technology and interior knowledge allow him to seamlessly communicate with customers from the C-suite to the hangar.

While Director of Completion Sales, his passion for excellence in the customer experience and a discriminating eye for detail and quality led him to implement further enhancements in process, product offerings, and systems capabilities. Vince actively participated in the development of Gulfstream interiors, cabin systems, and the completion process from the G-IV to the G650.

Leveraging his ability to quickly perceive customer needs and bridge the technology and interior systems gap, Vince was appointed Regional Vice President - Aircraft Sales for Gulfstream based in Singapore.

Recognized for his knowledge and experience in business aircraft interiors, technology, connectivity, design, process, and customer experience, Vince was appointed Vice President – Completions for Hawker Beechcraft Corporation. Following the successful transition of the Hawker Completion Center in Little Rock, Vince founded Addo Virtus Advisors, an advisory firm specializing in completion management, business process, and metrics focused on providing both operational and transactional value throughout the aircraft acquisition and ownership life-cycle.

Vince holds AS Degrees in Electronics Technology and Avionics. He has served as a panelist for the Arkansas Governor’s Aerospace Summit, been interviewed for various trade publications, appeared on the “Wealth in the Sky” TV program focused on business aviation, and has written white papers aimed at making technology understandable at the user level.