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Derek Nice

Supporter · DISC type s
President and CEO at Rise Air
📍 Canada

Derek Nice is an aviation executive with over 30 years of global experience, currently serving as President and CEO of Rise Air, one of Canadas largest Indigenous-owned airlines. His career includes CEO roles at Air Vanuatu and extensive work in airline restructuring and business planning. He holds an MBA from Queens University and a Chartered Director designation.

There is no publicly available information regarding Dereks personal life or hobbies.

He was appointed by the Quebec Superior Court as the Chief Restructuring Officer for Pascan Aviation, successfully returning the company to profitability.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
President and CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Canada
Personality Overview

How Derek shows up

Calm
Procedural
Slow To Decisions

Their decisions are defined by the possible value that they can bring to the organization.
 They get along well with all people. They are unlikely to become strong champions as they don't prefer pushing other people.

Priorities

Topics Derek cares about

Aviation Leadership
Serves as President and CEO of Rise Air and was previously the CEO of Air Vanuatu, demonstrating extensive experience leading national and regional airlines.
Airline Fleet Modernization
He is leading a major fleet renewal at Rise Air, acquiring modern, efficient, and more reliable ATR aircraft to serve remote communities and support long-term growth.
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Career

Work history

2021
President and CEO
Rise Air
2018 - 2020
Managing Director and CEO
Air Vanuatu
2017 - 2018
Board Member
Air Inuit
2008 - 2018
CEO
Consilium Technica
2015 - 2017
Chief Restructuring Officer
Pascan Aviation
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
MBA
Queen's University
Chartered Director
McMaster University
M.Sc.
Cranfield University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

s

Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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