AerCap Holdings N.V. has announced that John Wikoff will be stepping down as Head of Investor Relations and transfer this position to Brian Canniffe. John joined AerCap in November 2014 to assume the role of Head of Investor Relations. Prior to this he worked with AerCap over many years in a banking capacity in his role as Head of Transportation Finance at Goldman Sachs. Brian Canniffe will become Head of Investor Relations, based at AerCap’s office in Dublin. Brian’s most recent position was with Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong and Tokyo as the Managing Director, Asia Pacific Head of Global Markets Financing, where he led a division that was responsible for providing secured financing, trading, clearing, reporting and various treasury functions in the Asia Pacific region. In addition, Brian held roles within the financing divisions at Nomura Securities and Bankers Trust International. “Brian’s extensive experience in the financial markets will be a valuable addition to the AerCap team,” added Mr. Helming.
AerCap Holdings N.V. is an Ireland-based company, which is primarily engaged in aviation leasing. The Company provides a range of assets for lease, including narrowbody and widebody aircraft, regional jets, freighters, engines, and helicopters. Its offering includes new and used commercial passenger and cargo aircraft, and helicopters, on operating lease from its existing fleet and order book. In addition, it offers aftermarket components, equipment and services through its materials business and the lease, purchase and financing of spare engines. It also provides aircraft owners, financiers and investors with all asset services necessary to manage an aircraft, engines and helicopter portfolio. The Company has a portfolio of approximately 1,740 aircraft, over 900 engines and over 300 helicopters, and an order book of more than 400 of in-demand aircraft in the world. The Company serves approximately 300 customers around the world with comprehensive fleet solutions.