About Aircastle

Michael J. Inglese was appointed to our Board as of March 27, 2020 after the closing of the merger between Aircastle Limited and an entity controlled by affiliates of Marubeni Corporation and Mizuho Leasing Company, Limited. Mr. Inglese served on the previous board of directors of Aircastle Limited from June 2017. Mr. Inglese became our Chief Executive Officer in June 2017 having served as our Acting Chief Executive Officer from January 2017. He was previously our Chief Financial Officer from April 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Inglese served as Chief Financial Officer of PanAmSat Holding Corporation from June 2000 until the closing of PanAmSat's sale to Intelsat in July 2006. Mr. Inglese joined PanAmSat in May 1998 as Vice President, Finance after serving as Chief Financial Officer for DIRECTV Japan, Inc. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst who holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University College of Engineering and his MBA from Rutgers Graduate School of Business Management.

Douglas C. Winter became our Chief Commercial Officer in April 2019. Prior to joining Aircastle, Mr. Winter was Vice Chairman of Amedeo, a leading aircraft asset manager, from July 2018 to March 2019, as well as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Managers at Voyager Aviation (“Voyager”) from October 2017 to March 2019. Prior to this, he served as President and Chief Commercial Officer at Voyager from September 2015 to September 2017. Mr. Winter joined Voyager in June 2015 as Chief Commercial Officer. Previously, Mr. Winter was an advisor to GE Capital Aviation Services and Chief Executive Officer of Octagon Aviation from June 2013 to May 2015 and, before this, he served as Head of Global Sales at AWAS in Dublin, Ireland from December 2010 to May 2013. Mr. Winter has over 30 years of experience in commercial aviation, having started his career with McDonnell Douglas in 1985, and he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Indiana University.

Christopher L. Beers became our Chief Legal Officer in November 2014. Prior to joining Aircastle, Mr. Beers was Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at GE Capital Aviation Services LLC (GECAS) from 2009. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Beers was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of GE Transportation Finance and Senior Vice President and Counsel of GECAS from 2000 to 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Beers was a Senior Associate at the law firm of Milbank Tweed Hadley and McCloy in New York City. Mr. Beers holds a BS in Economics from Arizona State University and a JD from Pace Law School.

Roy Chandran became our Chief Financial Officer in September 2022.  From March 2020, Mr. Chandran was our Chief Strategy Officer having previously served as our Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Strategy. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Chandran was a Director at Citi in the Global Structured Solutions Group having originally joined Salomon Brothers in 1997. Prior to 1997, Mr. Chandran spent 8 years in Hong Kong focusing on tax based cross border leasing of transportation equipment for clients in the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Chandran holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia and obtained his MBA from the International Institute of Management Development (IMD), Switzerland.

Dane Silverman became our Chief Accounting Officer in July 2021. He was previously our Vice President, Controller from September 2018.  Prior to joining Aircastle, Mr. Silverman held Controller and Assistant Controller roles at Voyager Aviation from May 2016.  Prior to this, he was a Senior Manager in KPMG LLP’s audit practice.  He received a B.S. in Accounting from Marist College and is a CPA.

Paul O’Callaghan became our Chief Operations Officer in March 2023. From 2014, Mr. O’Callaghan was our Executive Vice President, Portfolio Management.   Mr. O’Callaghan joined Aircastle in 2005 as Vice President of Technical.  Prior to this Mr. O’Callaghan held a number of technical and commercial roles at airlines both in Ireland and the US.

Mr. O’Callaghan holds a BE in Electronic Engineering from University College Dublin.

Guy Bacigalupi is the Chief Risk Officer at Aircastle Advisor LLC. Prior to joining Aircastle in 2012, Guy has held roles in Risk Management, Finance and Business Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, GE Consumer Finance and GE Capital Aviation Services in the US and Europe. He has an MBA from Wharton and went to Dartmouth as an undergrad.

Jill Saverine became our Chief People Officer in March 2023. From March 2020, she was our EVP, Human Resources having previously served as our SVP, Human Resources since joining Aircastle in May 2015. Prior to joining Aircastle, she was VP, Human Resources at priceline.com from 2013 to 2015, and held several other HR roles there since 1999. Her background also includes positions in human resources at Oxford Health Plans and Inhilco Inc., a division of Hilton International. She holds a BS in human service studies from Cornell University.

Bill became our Chief Information Officer in March 2020. Before becoming our CIO, Bill held various IT department positions, including SVP - Information Technology, SVP - Security and VP Infrastructure and Security. Prior to joining Aircastle in 2005, Bill was Manager - IT Infrastructure and Support for Tauck World Discovery. Bill is a CISSP and holds a BS in Finance from Sacred Heart University.

Takayuki Sakakida was appointed Chairman of our Board on April 17, 2024. Prior to becoming Chairman, he had joined as a Director of our Board on March 27, 2020 after the closing of the merger between Aircastle Limited and an entity controlled by affiliates of Marubeni Corporation and Mizuho Leasing Company, Limited. Mr. Sakakida served on the previous board of directors from June 2017. In April 2019, Mr. Sakakida was appointed as General Manager, Finance & Leasing Business Dept. - II, Marubeni Corporation. In April 2017, Mr. Sakakida was appointed as Vice President and General Manager, Aerospace and Ship Unit, Marubeni America Corporation. From April 2015 to April 2016, he served as General Manager, Business Administration Section, Aerospace and Defense Systems Department of Marubeni Corporation. From April 2011 to 2015, he seconded to MD Aviation Capital Pte Ltd (Singapore) as Managing Director. Mr. Sakakida has over 19 years’ experience in the aviation industry and brings to the Board extensive experience in operations, strategic planning and financial matters relevant to the aviation industry. He received his degree from Keio University in 1994.

Douglas A. Hacker was appointed to our Board as of March 27, 2020 after the closing of the merger between Aircastle Limited and an entity controlled by affiliates of Marubeni Corporation and Mizuho Leasing Company, Limited.   Mr. Hacker served on the previous board of directors of Aircastle Limited from August 2006. Mr. Hacker is currently an independent business executive and formerly served as Executive Vice President, Strategy for UAL Corporation, an airline holding company, and has served in such position from December 2002 to May 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Hacker served with UAL Corporation as President, UAL Loyalty Services from September 2001 to December 2002, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from July 1999 to September 2001. Mr. Hacker served as a Director of Travelport from 2016 until May 2019. Mr. Hacker serves as a director or trustee of a series of open-end investment companies that are part of the Columbia family of mutual funds and as a director of SpartanNash Company.

Michael J. Inglese was appointed to our Board as of March 27, 2020 after the closing of the merger between Aircastle Limited and an entity controlled by affiliates of Marubeni Corporation and Mizuho Leasing Company, Limited. Mr. Inglese served on the previous board of directors of Aircastle Limited from June 2017. Mr. Inglese became our Chief Executive Officer in June 2017 having served as our Acting Chief Executive Officer from January 2017. He was previously our Chief Financial Officer from April 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Inglese served as Chief Financial Officer of PanAmSat Holding Corporation from June 2000 until the closing of PanAmSat's sale to Intelsat in July 2006. Mr. Inglese joined PanAmSat in May 1998 as Vice President, Finance after serving as Chief Financial Officer for DIRECTV Japan, Inc. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst who holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University College of Engineering and his MBA from Rutgers Graduate School of Business Management.

Taro Kawabe was appointed to our Board as of March 27, 2020 after the closing of the merger between Aircastle Limited and an entity controlled by affiliates of Marubeni Corporation (“Marubeni”) and Mizuho Leasing Company, Limited.  Mr. Kawabe is currently an Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer of Finance and Leasing Business Division of Marubeni.  Previously, he was Senior Operating Officer of Finance and Leasing Business Division of Marubeni from April 2019 to March 2020.  Prior to that, Mr. Kawabe was the General Manager of the Leasing Business Department of Marubeni from April 2016 to March 2019.  Mr. Kawabe joined Marubeni in April 1990.  Mr. Kawabe received his degree from Waseda University in 1990.

Charles W. Pollard was appointed to our Board as of March 27, 2020 after the closing of the merger between Aircastle Limited and an entity controlled by affiliates of Marubeni Corporation and Mizuho Leasing Company, Limited.   Mr. Pollard served on the previous board of directors of Aircastle Limited from July 2010. Mr. Pollard joined Omni Air International, Inc., a passenger charter carrier, in 1997, where he served variously as Managing Director, President and CEO, and Vice Chairman until 2009. Previously he spent 10 years in senior management positions, including President and CEO, at World Airways, Inc., the oldest U.S. charter airline. Prior to joining World Airways, Inc., he practiced corporate law at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He currently serves on the board of directors of Allegiant Travel Company.

Naoshi Hirose was appointed to our Board as of April 8, 2024. Currently holding the position of Managing Executive Officer and serving as the Regional CEO for the Americas, as well as the Regional COO for North & Central Americas at Marubeni, he also holds the role of President and CEO of Marubeni America Corporation. Mr. Hirose joined Marubeni in January 2023 and from April 2023 he held the positions of Managing Executive Officer and Senior Operating Officer for CSO, in which he served as a Member of the Corporate Management Committee, exercising oversight of Marubeni group’s business operations. Prior to joining Marubeni, Mr. Hirose served the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) in Japan for over 35 years, holding key positions, including Vice-Minister for International Affairs.

Mr. Hirose’s academic background includes a bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Law at Tokyo University and a master’s degree in Public Affairs from Princeton University. With over three decades of such experience, Mr. Hirose contributes a wealth of expertise to the Board, notably in operational management, strategic planning, and financial matters pertinent to the aviation sector.

Keiji Okuno was appointed to our Board as of September 26, 2022. Mr. Okuno was previously Senior Vice President of PNB-IBJL Leasing & Finance Corporation and is also a Director of PNBMizuho Equipment & Rental Corporation. From January 2019 to November 2019, Mr. Okuno was Deputy General Manager of IBJ Leasing Ltd (now called Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd.). Prior to joining Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd., Mr. Okuno had over 15 years at ORIX Group in various roles including Vice President, Global Business Group, Executive Vice President, and Managing Director. Mr. Okuno received a B.A. from Dokkyo University and a diploma from New York University. Mr. Okuno is a CPA.