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Peter H. Leiman
Peter H. Leiman is a co-founder of Blink and has been a Managing Director since its inception.

Peter’s multi-faceted background includes finance, aviation, and government. As a mergers and acquisitions investment banker at UBS Warburg in London, Peter advised FTSE 100, Fortune 500, and an array of other international companies on their financial and operational strategies. In 2003, Peter led a team involved in the start up of an Asian low-cost airline developing the strategic and operational business plans. He also worked at The White House on President’s Clinton’s advance staff in 2000 and at the US Embassy in Paris in 1999. Most recently, Peter was a principal investor with 717 Partners, an investment firm in New York City led by the former Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs.

He received a B.S. in International Political Economy, cum laude, from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School.


Cameron Ogden
Cameron Ogden is a co-founder of Blink and has been a Managing Director since its inception.

Cameron has worked in a number of different roles within finance as well as the charitable sector. He worked in the Investment Banking Division focusing on the UK market at Goldman Sachs in London. After working at Goldman Sachs Cameron was part of start-up ‘venture philanthropy’ company called SHINE, set up by Goldman Sachs and Tudor partners. Cameron has also worked for HSBC in the corporate Finance Division in 1999. Most recently, Cameron worked for Bridges Ventures, a venture capital firm in London led by Sir Ronald Cohen.

He received an MA in Economics from Edinburgh University and MBA degree from the Harvard Business School.

He is a Trustee of the Ogden Trust and on the Advisory Board for Lumina Real Estate Capital.


Douglas Gass
Douglas Gass joined in January 2008, prior to the commencement of Flight Operations.

Prior to joining Blink, Douglas was British Airways' most senior Training Captain.  Douglas joined BEA in the early 1970s after graduating from The College of Air Training at Hamble. After the formation of British Airways in 1974, he continued his career flying the Hawker Siddeley Trident and the Lockheed Tristar, on domestic, european and worldwide routes. He gained his first command during 1989 on the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, operating from London Gatwick. His final ten years with BA were as Senior Captain on the 747-400 fleet, based at London Heathrow.

Soon after his promotion to Captain, Douglas commenced a long and successful career in Flight Training, becoming a CAA Instrument Rating Examiner in 1990. He has been involved in all forms of route checking, training both technical and non technical skills and in the examination of pilots, for British Airways and other international airlines.

It is this expertise, experience and personal qualities that Douglas brings to aircrew selection, development and to Flight Operations at Blink.


Warren Hazelby
Warren joined Blink from British Airways where he was Head of Air Safety for the whole fleet. Prior to this he was Flight Technical Manager for Concorde including being Operating Flight Engineer on the final Concorde flight in November 2003.

He joined BOAC in August 1967 as a ground engineer. After working in various locations, including the island of Mauritius, Warren was selected for training as a Flight Engineer.

Since then, he has flown thousands of hours on Boeing 707 & 720 aircraft, Lockheed Tristar L1011, Boeing 747 and Concorde.

During his time with British Airways, Warren also undertook numerous management roles, initially on the Tristar aircraft, before moving to become the Flight Engineer Manager at London’s Gatwick Airport in 1990. In 1993 he then became British Airways Chief Flight Engineer responsible for over 600 Flight Engineers. Subsequently he became Flight Manager Concorde responsible for the technical operation of Concorde and management of the Pilots and Flight Engineers on the fleet.


Redvers Blake
Since his first flight 40 years ago Red has flown 18,000 hrs combined aircraft and simulator time with over 10,000 hrs Command.

Red is as a licensed CAA Instructor and Examiner for initial and revalidation of ATPL ratings, and has been working in this capacity both privately and for prestigious international airlines as a Training Consultant.

Red gained a PPL at 17 after winning an RAF Special Flying Award. A preference for commercial aviation took him to Hamble and BOAC in 1971. In 1973 a move to BEA gave intensive operating experience in the busy European environment on the Hawker Siddeley Trident and BAC 111.

Subsequently he took a British Airways Command and Training position followed on the Boeing 757 and 767 in 1990 flying two engine long-haul charter flights. Training appointments continued on the Boeing 747 and 777 - he was a Base Training Captain on both aircraft. On the 777, he was the most senior training captain.


Graham Howard
Graham has over 36 years of extensive experience in the aviation industry, amassing over 16,000 hours of aircraft and simulator time.

Prior to joining Blink, Graham has worked on a consultancy basis for various high profile international airlines, providing simulator training and checking of pilots. In 2005, Graham retired from British Airways following 34 years of service on airplanes including the Boeing 707, 737, 747, 757, 767 and finishing as a senior training captain on the world's largest twin jet, the 777.

He gained his first command in 1988 whilst operating on the Lockheed Tristar, following his first training appointment on the BAC 1-11 in 1987. Graham started his career in 1971 with BOAC after graduating from The College of Air Training at Hamble.



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