NetJets® Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company and the worldwide leader in private aviation, announced its newest brand partnership with tennis great Maria Sharapova. NetJets is the official private aviation partner for Ms. Sharapova.

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NetJets announces its newest brand partnership with tennis great Maria Sharapova. NetJets is the off ...

NetJets announces its newest brand partnership with tennis great Maria Sharapova. NetJets is the official private aviation partner for Ms. Sharapova. Photo credit: John Russo

In her role as a brand ambassador, Ms. Sharapova will work with NetJets’ marketing, with a particular focus on social media. She will also provide exclusive experiences for NetJets owners throughout the partnership.

“Working with Ms. Sharapova is an ace for us. She is a best in class athlete, business owner and philanthropist. We are delighted to partner with her as she travels the globe for her sports, business and charitable work,” said Pat Gallagher, NetJets Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Ms. Sharapova has won five Grand Slam tennis tournaments in her career – Wimbledon (2004), US Open (2006), Australian Open (2008) and French Open (2012, 2014). She won a Silver Medal for Women’s Tennis at the Summer 2012 Olympic Games in London. Forbes ranks her as the highest paid female athlete for the past nine years.

"I have been a long time owner of NetJets, since 2004, and now to become an Ambassador for this quintessential lifestyle company is very exciting,” said Sharapova.

About NetJets

NetJets Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the worldwide leader in private aviation with the largest, more than 700 aircraft worldwide, and most diverse private jet fleet in the world. NetJets celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2014, having been established in 1964 as the world’s first private jet charter and management company. In 1986, NetJets pioneered the concept of fractional aircraft ownership – offering individuals and businesses all of the benefits of whole aircraft ownership and more, at a fraction of the cost. Today, NetJets offers a full range of private aviation solutions through businesses bearing the NetJets®, Executive Jet Management®, and Marquis Jet Card® service brands in North America, Europe and China. For more information on NetJets customer programs and services, please visit www.netjets.com.

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About Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova is in constant motion as an international tennis sensation and world traveler, and manages to maintain, and more importantly grow, a formidable business presence internationally. Sharapova's business empire is firing on all cylinders as she continues to represent major brands including: TAG Heuer, Nike, Evian, Avon, Porsche, Head, Supergoop! and American Express. The five time grand slammer winner is an athlete, designer, former Olympian, philanthropist, and social media mogul with 15 million Facebook fans and is Bing’s most searched athlete of 2014. Her eponymous candy collection, Sugarpova (www.sugarpova.com), launched in August 2012 with Sharapova as Founder and Creative Director.