Vít Pavelec is the Managing Director of OHB Czechspace since March 2023. He has over twenty years of experience in the leadership positions within several international companies, mainly in the aerospace industry. Pavelec joins the company from AERO Vodochody Aerospace, where he served as Senior Director for Customer Solutions and Support. Prior to that, he worked for over five years as a Regional Sales Manager for Europe at Bell Helicopter. From 2006 to 2014, he was with Honeywell International where he was responsible for technology transfers, transformation projects and product strategy for the Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India regions. From 2002 to 2006, he founded and led the Cromwell Group's branch in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Pavelec graduated from the Air Traffic Management at the Czech Technical University in Prague, and he studied the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Chicago. In addition to his passion for the aerospace industry, he enjoys mountain bike and swimming. He is married and has three children.