TrueNorth Leadership Team
TrueNorth Avionics is led and managed by a team of senior
aviation industry visionaries, developing products and services that help aircraft owners,
operators, and passengers bring their life on the ground in the air with them when they have to fly.
Mark van Berkel
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mark van Berkel is president and chief executive officer of TrueNorth Avionics, leading the company’s strategy and overall direction.
A cofounder of the company, van Berkel is a licensed pilot, and has more than 20 years of experience in the avionics industry.
Prior
to founding TrueNorth, Mark held senior positions in the aviation business at EMS Technologies,
now part of Honeywell, and also at Transport Canada’s Aircraft Services Directorate. With a deep interest in both the technology and usability of airborne communications systems, Mark’s vision for the company is to continue building products that make aircraft owners and operators more productive.
An early entrant into the world
of airborne communications, Mark’s desire to build systems that are reliable, and his deep knowledge of both the technical and certification requirements of avionics systems have helped grow TrueNorth at a rate of nearly 150% over the past 6 years. Mark has taken a fresh look at implementing
airborne communications, and it is this development of new and exciting solutions that continue to push the company forward.
A proponent that technology must function as expected, he also recognizes that “style and integrating systems into the cabin are important to aircraft owners and operators. TrueNorth’s mission is to help users of our products be more successful in their business and personal lives.”
