Leadership Team

Albert Koszarek

President and Chief Executive Officer

As President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Al has overall responsibility for implementing the strategic direction of the company, and leading an electronic aviation marketplace that provides benefits to both the airline and the supplier communities.

Al joined Aeroxchange in 2001. Prior to his current position, Al served as Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the company, where he was responsible for product management, technology, client services, and training. With over 40 years of aeronautical operations experience, Al’s expertise has been built around product and technology innovations. Prior to joining Aeroxchange, Al served as the Executive Vice President and Chief of Operations for Avport Inc., where his team developed an online procurement and distribution platform for the general and regional aviation industry. Al also gained 19 years of valuable experience while holding various positions at Boeing. 

Al holds a Master of Science in Management from the Sloan School at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from California Institute of Technology, a Master of Business Administration from Seattle University, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University.

Craig Minyard

Chief Financial Officer

As Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Craig is responsible for directing the company’s financial, accounting, compliance, and human resource functions. As a member of the executive management team, he also supports strategic planning and corporate development.

For more than 25 years, Craig has served in a number of financial leadership roles for technology companies ranging from start-ups to multi-billion dollar private and publicly traded businesses. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President – Finance at Triumph Pay. Craig previously served as Vice President of Financial Planning & Management at the Federal Reserve National IT Services in Richmond, Virginia. He began his career at Ernst & Young and is a Certified Public Accountant in Texas. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of North Texas. 

Michael Folsom

Vice President of Sales and Marketing

As Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Mike is responsible for establishing the strategic marketing direction for the company, developing and executing tactical growth strategies and driving new business opportunities.

Mike has 30-plus years of aviation leadership experience and extensive knowledge in sales, customer service, e-commerce, supply chain strategy, IT collaboration and employee training and development. 

Before joining Aeroxchange in November 2016, Mike was the Director of Global Sales at Boeing Distribution, Inc. where he led all aspects of outside sales, customer service, and program management activities. During his 21 year tenure at Boeing, Mike delivered revenue growth strategies, implemented multiple training programs, transformed and modernized returns management and championed a record setting ERP implementation.

Narayan Moni

Chief Product Officer

As Chief Product Officer, Narayan is responsible for the strategy and direction of the products and solutions offered by Aeroxchange. Under his leadership, the Product Management team collaborates directly with customers to study the global aviation supply chain and the hurdles that trading partners face. This knowledge is applied towards creating solutions to help aviation partners implement best practices to improve efficiency and productivity. 

Narayan joined Aeroxchange in 2002 with extensive experience in project management, software design, and development. Prior to joining Aeroxchange, Narayan worked for Enron helping them develop software solutions to help manage the deregulation of the electrical energy markets. Before that, he worked for software companies such as Computer Associates and Platinum Technology where he honed his software skills.

Narayan holds a Master’s in Business Administration from McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, a Master’s in Computer Science from Louisiana State University and a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering.

Dr. Srinivas Maddipudi

Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Service Delivery

As Chief Information Officer (CIO) and VP of Service Delivery, Srinivas is responsible for Technology and Product operations in providing a highly available and secure IT infrastructure to serve Aeroxchange products to its worldwide customer base. As a member of the executive management team, he works with the CEO in aligning the Information Systems with strategic company goals.

Srinivas has been with Aeroxchange since 2001 in various roles spanning all areas of Information Technology. He currently manages six teams covering applications development, corporate and production infrastructure, B2B messaging, database administration, and customer support for Aeroxchange products. He also directs, a Solution Delivery Team that interfaces with the global customer base to deliver the ERP integration, training, and product enhancements required for successful implementations. Srinivas and his team work closely with Sales and Product Management to design, architect, and develop the world class Aeroxchange suite of solutions in its software as a service model.

Prior to Aeroxchange, Srinivas designed and implemented multi-user software systems at Boeing Aerospace and Defense. He also supported high availability systems and database clusters at Microsoft, and as a database consultant he participated in the development and implementation of various e-commerce applications. Early in his career, Srinivas spent six years as a Professional Engineer designing bridges for high impact loads.

Dr. Maddipudi earned a Ph. D. in Structural Engineering and Masters in Computer Science from Louisiana State University. He holds a second Master’s in Structural Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology – Chennai, and a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from GITAM College of Engineering. Srinivas currently resides in Dallas, Texas.