Wheels Up Experience Inc. has named George N. Mattson as its new chief executive officer. Mattson brings 25 years of aviation experience to the role, as a strategic advisor, financier, business owner/operator and director. Mattson is a longstanding member of Delta's board of directors.

He previously served as a partner and co-head of the Global Industrials Group in Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs Co. from 2002 to 2012, during which time his responsibilities included oversight of the Transportation and Airline practices. Since 2014, he has been the lead investor and chairman of Tropic Ocean Airways, the nation's second-largest operator of seaplanes.

Tropic Ocean Airways is a Wheels Up partner. Mattson will be based in Atlanta, home to the recently opened Wheels Up Member Operations Center, which centralizes all of the company's operational functions. Mattson's first official day is expected to be in early October.