June 8, 2005

PartsBase, Inc. Announces New Director of International Operations, Senior Consultant in Athens, Greece

Boca Raton, FL 6/8/2005 – PartsBase, Inc. has continued its global expansion with the hiring of Alan Rutter as International Director of Operations and Georgia Kapetanakis as a Senior Consultant. Mr. Rutter’s business activities for PartsBase will be based out of the United Kingdom providing a strong European presence for rapidly growing PartsBase, Inc. while Ms. Kapetanakis will be based out of Athens, Greece and be the new primary contact for all Mediterranean clients.

Alan Rutter is a familiar face in the aviation, aerospace, and defense industries. With more than 20 years experience in the business, most recently working with Corediem International managing major accounts like UPS, Air France, Honeywell, United Technologies, British Airways, American Airlines, and numerous others. “We are thrilled to have Alan onboard.” says Bob Lantz, President of PartsBase, Inc. “Alan’s familiarity with the industry, an exchange like PartsBase, and his vast base of aviation knowledge and contacts will be invaluable to our operations”, Lantz continued.  

Georgia Kapentanakis most recently worked as a senior representative with Inventory Locatory Service, LLC. As an industry leader in aviation exchange database technology and its most profitable adoption for nearly all sectors of the aviation and defense industries, Ms. Kapentanakis’ new role with PartsBase will provide significant new benefits to the company and her previous clients. “Georgia has an impressive understanding of the industries we work in and an amazing rapport with her clients. Her addition to our organization solidifies the availability of PartsBase services in the Mediterranean and beyond” Lantz commented.

PartsBase is the world's largest and most comprehensive Online Aviation, Aerospace, and Defense Marketplace. We operate as a parts locator service, technology provider, marketing outlet, and research tool for over 3,800 clients (16,000+ end users) worldwide. Our client companies range from the large world-wide corps like Bell, Boeing, Raytheon, Honeywell, Rolls Royce, major distributors and suppliers, over 400 airlines, third party maintenance facilities, OEMs, etc. We also deal heavily with the military, having memberships from sites in all branches of services.