Florida, United States-headquartered flight and aircraft maintenance training group Epic Flight Academy has announced the election of a new Director at its recent Board meeting. New Smyrna Beach resident Paul Saccone was elected as the fifth member of Epic’s Board of Directors effective September 1, 2024.
Epic founder and CEO Danny Perna said, “Paul has an extremely high business acumen and will be a valued advisor to the company in this leadership role. His knowledge and experiences are an excellent fit for Epic’s growth trajectory.”
J. Paul Saccone serves as Principal and Managing Partner of Ocean Wind NSB, LLC (OW). OW invests in commercial real estate funds, restaurants, residential housing and short-term financing. Mr. Saccone oversees investment decisions and company operations. Mr. Saccone provides consulting services to private equity groups and individual companies involved in mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to being Principal at Ocean Wind NSB, LLC, he served as Chief Executive Officer/Partner of Able Services (AS), where he led the successful sale of (AS) to ABM Industries in 2021 for $830 million. As the Chief Executive Officer of Able, Saccone guided the overall leadership and direction of the organization and the more than 15,000 employees daily. Collectively, they worked together to service over one billion square feet of real estate daily in asset classes such as commercial offices, stadiums, hotels, corporate campuses, residential high-rises, data centers, hospitals, and universities. Previously he served as President of Able Engineering Services (AES), where he created the vision of expanding (AES) into a national provider of facility operations and maintenance. Through his leadership, the company grew its US presence to over 500 million square feet of operations in major cities across the US and key regional offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Boston and Houston.
Before (AS) Saccone served as Vice-President – Corporate Engineering, Construction, and Energy at Equity Office Properties Trust (EOP). He was responsible for the strategy and execution of Equity Office’s energy operations, security and life safety, as well as for the leadership direction and management of the company’s engineering and construction functions.
Prior to Able Services and Equity Office, he was Director of Hotel Operations at Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Boston and Director of Engineering Operations for the Saunders Hotel Group. During his tenure in the hotel industry, Saccone oversaw hotel management, engineering, energy operations, and hotel renovations in the USA, Europe, Asia, and South America.
Currently, Paul Saccone is consultant for Gryphon Private Equity Group, he serves as a Board of Trustee of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Foundation, as well as a Trustee for the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Central Pension Fund. Specifically, he has served as a keynote speaker at the U.S. Conference of Mayors for the National Summit on Energy and Environment, The Real Estate Roundtable, Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), and BOMA International. He is a previous Board of Director member of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Chicago, Board of Director for a SAAS energy technology company Goby LLC.
He holds a BS ME from Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA).
Saccone joins current Epic Flight Academy Directors Danny Perna, Lonnie Poole, Josh Rawlins, and Keith Bateman.
Source: Epic Flight Academy
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