Citadel Aviation Names Aviation Industry Veteran Fred Cromer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Citadel Aviation named Fred Cromer as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective Aug. 18, 2026, to support the company’s expansion of its multi-site platform for maintenance, modification, refurbishment, and completion of elite and VVIP aircraft. Cromer will be based at Citadel’s Dallas Love Field (DAL) center of excellence and report to CEO Greg Colgan. He assumes enterprise responsibility for Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources, and Legal, with priorities including aligning those functions under a single operating model to enable profitable, scalable growth, including targeted mergers and acquisitions and long-range planning. The company operates from Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and provides rapid AOG services globally. Citadel was founded in 2017.