Zean Nielsen sheds light on how the private aviation industry is thriving in such turbulent times, and how Cirrus Aircraft is leading that charge.
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Zean Nielsen is Chief Executive Officer at Cirrus Aircraft and is responsible for oversight of the company, working with senior leaders from across the business to transform innovation, operations, and the customer experience. He joined the company in 2019.

With a career rooted in globally recognised lifestyle brands, including Tesla Motors and Bang & Olufsen, Nielsen brings a diverse background of strategic planning, channel diversification, and groundbreaking marketing initiatives to Cirrus Aircraft.
He began his career at the luxury electronics maker, Bang & Olufsen, where he quickly ascended to more senior roles over a 17-year tenure, including President of Bang & Olufsen North and South America. Nielsen’s work gained the notice of Tesla and Elon Musk, and he joined Tesla Motors in 2014 as Global VP of Sales Operations, responsible for all aspects of worldwide sales operations.

Immediately prior to joining Cirrus, he served as the Executive Vice President of North American Sales at James Hardie, a leading industrial building materials company.

To find out more about his intriguing career, we recently caught up with Nielsen for a quick chat. We picked his brain about the c...