Oliver Leber is currently the Vice President of Global Sales & Applications Engineering.
In 2015, Oliver joined Continental to oversee Continental’s global OEM footprint in all product segments. During his time at Continental, he has been responsible for developing and executing global OEM sales and marketing strategies to contribute to Continental’s growth, as well as the company’s overall product and business strategic development.
Oliver brings a wealth of knowledge and more than 20 years of professional General Aviation experience to Continental. He developed experiences in various areas of the general aviation engines industry, including product development engineering, flight test, manufacturing, quality, project management, certification, global sales, and business development. In his career, Oliver was responsible for or led teams to develop, certify and bring new piston aircraft engines and engine technologies to the market and developed strong relationships with OEM aircraft manufacturers around the world. Through his leadership, he successfully grew Continental’s global footprint by winning new aircraft applications.
Oliver completed his primary education, basic training in the Swiss Army, and earned a commercial apprenticeship diploma in Switzerland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University in Pennsylvania and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. Oliver is also a certified Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement Black Belt. Oliver is an active pilot who has been flying airplanes for 30 years and holds a commercial pilots license with instrument rating, qualified to fly single and multi-engine aircraft, including seaplanes. He is currently pursuing his ATP certificate.