Born and bred in Africa, JC completed a Mechanical Engineering degree at the University of Cape Town, and after 5 years in the Hydraulics Engineering and Manufacturing industries, identified a niche market to support the African Airlines with spare parts and services.
Jointly with JP Guyeu, in 1994, Aerotechnic was established in South Africa to fulfil the identified need.
Since then, in close co-operation with his partners, the Aerotechnic group of companies today has a global footprint, which also incorporates Harmony Aerospace France (Toulouse), covering the European market, software development company AMS (France), and more recently AeroNet of Things (South Africa).
This development of the group of companies, has culminated in the establishment of the Stavia Group (France).