John W. Brown Named Chief Financial Officer of Bye Aerospace, Inc. 

Denver, Colorado –   Bye Aerospace, Inc., an innovative aircraft design and engineering outsourcing company, named John W. Brown Chief Financial Officer.

Brown, who also serves on the Board of Directors for Bye Aerospace, has over 30 years of senior management experience in corporate finance, investment banking, private equity investment, and early-stage technology companies. He is a founder of Sandia Capital Partners, LLC, an Albuquerque, N.M.-based corporate finance advisory and direct investment firm, and was Chief Operating Officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers Securities, LLC. Brown is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has an MBA with Distinction from the University of Michigan. He received his undergraduate degree in business from the Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. In addition to Bye Aerospace, Brown is a member of the Boards of Directors of the Anderson School of Management Foundation, Charter Bank, Sagebrush Technology, Inc. and ClingZ, Inc.

In addition to his duties as CFO, Brown continues to serve as President of Bye Energy, Inc., an integrator and developer of alternative energy and bio-derived fuel technologies for business and general aviation, and a subsidiary of Bye Aerospace. Brown also oversees all New Mexico business operations for both companies.

George Bye, CEO of Bye Aerospace, thanked Brown for his continued commitment to help incorporate clean energy solutions with innovative aircraft design. "John has a unique knowledge of financial markets, coupled with the strategic skills necessary to help take both companies to the next level," Bye said.

Brown said both Bye Aerospace and Bye Energy are in the midst of an exciting transformation from technology development to market implementation. "I eagerly look forward to my additional role as Bye Aerospace CFO and the opportunity it will provide me to more fully participate in the management of both businesses," he said.