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December
Aitken succeeds Jon Beatty who will move to a senior position at United Technologies Corporation.
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Andy Harrison, chief executive officer, will remain in his role until the end of June 2010.
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Tim Myers will head Boeing Capital’s financial services, as Scott Scherer focuses on regulatory issues affecting airfinance.
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November
Michael Offer, former TLT Solicitors partner, appointed consultant for Aviation and Finance Group.
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McLellan and Parsons join Stephenson Harwood’s London office.
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October
The International Association of Women in Aviation annual conference took place in Brussels in October. Sophie Segal speaks to three of the financing panellists.
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Gregg Saretsky, who started his career at Canadian Airlines, brings 23 years of experience to the role
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With years of experience in the Japanese airfinance market, Michael Kramer has set up a new advisory business in Japan.
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September
The regional manufacturer is growing its presence in the Asian and Pacific market with changes to its customer support and commercial organisation
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Olof Koppenberg is appointed vice president, commercial
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Tim Mahoney is promoted to president and CEO
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Scott Carson, head of commercial jets, steps down to be succeeded by head of defence business Jim Albaugh
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August
Daniel Lafrance joins the Greenwich-based company as vice president of sales and marketing
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Oisin Murray, formerly of SkyWorks Leasing, joins as vice president, technical
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July
Hong Kong Aviation Company has appointed former RBS head of aerospace and defence and “industry veteran” Donal Boylan
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Mounir Kuzbari moves to New York, where he will be a senior vice president in DVB's aviation team
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Cabot hires former banker to meet sale/leaseback demand
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Leasing veteran joins leading aircraft engine leasing company
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The airline has appointed Conrad Clifford, the former chief executive of Virgin Nigeria, as new vice president for the UK and Ireland.
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Alexia Russell is appointed senior associate in the firm’s Paris office, where she will advise on aviation and other financing transactions.
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The industry veteran has been appointed as director, technical, and will be based in Hong Kong.
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The Irish low-cost carrier has appointed former TUI Travel aviation director Christopher Mueller as new chief executive officer.
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Three former managers at Royal Bank of Scotland’s aircraft leasing arm, RBS Aviation Capital, join GreenStone Aviation.
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James Paterson is promoted to head of origination aviation EMEA, succeeding Volker Fabian.
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Both join from HSH Nordbank and succeed Christian Hatje, as chairman plans to widen Amentum’s business model.
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The Middle Eastern carrier has appointed current Royal Jordanian chief Samer Majali as new CEO, replacing Bjorn Naf.
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Former Royal Jordanian CEO, Samer Majali, will take over as CEO of Gulf Airlines to rebuild the airline’s business
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Michael Kramer leaves WestLB by mutual consent and will head up a new aviation leasing and asset financing advisory business in Tokyo.
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June
Thomas Brehler is leaving the aviation division at KfW to head up the bank’s ports, airports, real estates and construction/PPP division.
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George Ackert joins Evercore Partners to build its transportation & infrastructure advisory business
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Bill Cumberlidge, Allco’s former head of aviation asset management, has left Allco Aviation to launch a new aircraft leasing company with former colleagues.
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Abu Dhabi-based Waha Capital has promoted Salem Rashid Al Noaimi – previously CEO of Waha Leasing – as CEO of the wider holding company.
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John Nozell is appointed as managing director, investment banking and will be based in the firm’s London office.
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The leasing arm of Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation has appointed Shogo Ishimaru as president and managing director to oversee the company’s growth plan.
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Bird & Bird has appointed Hugh Garety as senior consultant, who joins from Addleshaw Goddard.
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May
Mark Lindsay-Bayley, previously head of one of ING Bank’s regional aviation teams, is to lead a new portfolio management division being launched by AMS Aircraft.
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José Zaidan Maluf and his team at TAM Airlines used an array of structures in 2008 to finance a multitude of deliveries, demonstrating both technical skill and personal integrity.
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Antonio Luiz Pizarro Manso, chief financial officer at Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer from 1995 to 2009, leaves the company in a strong position after 14 years of change.
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Jeremy Edwards, head of aviation practice at Norton Rose, will be the firm’s new global head of banking.
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April
Alan Stewart will oversee AWAS’s finances as the new chief financial officer
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Nilsson’s area of expertise lies in public and private M&A, including take-overs and IPOs.
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The former deputy minister of economic development and trade in the Russian government starts work today at Aeroflot and will focus on implementing a cost-saving plan in light of difficult market conditions.
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Chamberlain joins from FFW, before which he spent ten years as an in-house lawyer at British Airways
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Shane O’Connell joins Pembroke Capital and Standard Chartered
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James Palen will focus on aviation sales, trading and financing at the boutique trading firm.
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March
Lam joins from Standard Chartered and will head Cabot’s new Singapore office, with a focus on the Chinese market
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Leonardo Pereira has become chief financial officer and executive vice president at Brazilian low cost carrier GOL. He draws on diverse experience including media and commercial forestry as he returns to aviation.
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After moving to London 16 years ago, the “King of LCCs” returns to Singapore as global head of Stephenson Harwood’s aviation team.
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Alvin Khoo, former executive director of aerospace at JP Morgan, has joined Skyworks Capital as managing director. He will work in corporate finance, private placement and the company’s advisory business.
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Veteran airfinance banker leaves Merrill Lynch for buy-side.
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Orla Gillen named legal counsel of Genesis Lease.
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Aircraft finance lawyer promoted in Moscow.
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February
A series of personnel moves at Boeing sees Commercial Airplanes chief financial officer Rob Pasterick become vice president of finance, being replaced by Ray Ferrari.
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Norman Fraser is now partner at the London office of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
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Brad Tilden promoted to president, Glen Johnson step-up as CFO of Alaska Airlines.
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SkyWorks' Dave Thompson leaves to becomes president of Aurora Aviation Group
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Mark Lessard becomes a partner at the New York offices of law firm Pillsbury
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Veteran banker leaves Bayerische after 23 years.
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January
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Victoria White moves from British Airways to Gates Aviation Consulting
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