Executive Team

William B. Wachtel

Chairman of the Board

Mr. Wachtel was first elected as a director of Saker Aviation and its Chairman of the Board on March 31, 2005.

Mr. Wachtel has been a managing partner of Wachtel & Masyr, LLP, or its predecessor law firm (Gold & Wachtel, LLP), since its founding in August 1984. Such firm serves as corporate counsel to the Company. He is a co-founder of the Drum Major Institute, an organization carrying forth the legacy of the late Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

Marc Chodock

Director

Mr. Chodock was appointed as a director on June 25, 2015.

Mr. Chodock has been acting as a private investor since February 2013. Previously, he was a consultant in the New York office of McKinsey & Company and a Principal at MatlinPatterson Global Advisors, where he served on the Board of Directors of four companies. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Biomedical Science from the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Chodock’s participation is important to our Board of Directors because of his extensive experience in advising companies by serving on Boards as well as his knowledge in depth and breadth of the aviation industry.

Samuel D. Goldstein

Director

Mr. Goldstein was appointed as a director on September 21, 2018.

Mr. Goldstein has served since 2014, and continues to serve, as Deputy Director of the Helicopter Tourism and Jobs Council (“HTJC”). During this time, HTJC successfully negotiated a settlement with the City of New York enabling the helicopter air tour industry to continue operations. Concurrently, Mr. Goldstein was a principal at Kivvit Public Affairs from 2017 to 2018 and served previously as the director of government relations for Selfhelp Community Services, one of New York’s largest senior housing and social service organizations, from 2008 to 2013.

Mr. Goldstein’s participation is important to our Board of Directors because his exposure and outreach skills developed in part as Deputy Director of HTJC, and corresponding knowledge of the local helicopter marketplace, enable Mr. Goldstein to advise the Company on potential courses of action.

Roy P. Moskowitz

Director

Mr. Moskowitz was appointed as a director on June 25, 2015.

Mr. Moskowitz has been the Chief Legal Officer of The New School since September 2006. From 1988 to 2004, Mr. Moskowitz held senior positions of legal oversight for New York educational institutions, including the New York State Education Department, City University of New York, Community School District #2, and the Regional Superintendent of Region 9.

Mr. Moskowitz’s participation is important to our Board of Directors because his extensive experience analyzing legal issues enables Mr. Moskowitz to advise the Company on potential courses of action, particularly when legal topics are involved.