Jackson Square Aviation Announces the Addition of Two Key Employees to Augment Its Management Team
By Jackson Square Aviation Llc, PRNEWednesday, June 16, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, June 17, 2010 - Jackson Square Aviation, LLC is pleased to announce that it has hired
Chris Dailey to establish the firm's first European office and has hired
Shannon Ackert to lead the firm's technical analysis and contract development
efforts out of Jackson Square's San Francisco headquarters. Both employees
bring a wealth of expertise to one of the aircraft leasing industry's most
active participants.
"Chris and Shannon are welcome additions to the Jackson Square team of
professionals," said Rich Wiley, Jackson Square's President and CEO. "We are
aggressively building out a portfolio of modern aircraft leases with our
global customer base, and their unique skill sets complement our business
well. We're also excited to broaden our international reach by opening a
London office."
Chris Dailey joins Jackson Square from Simat, Helliesen and Eichner,
Inc., where he ran the firm's London office and led hundreds of consulting
assignments for SH&E's airline, lessor, and institutional investor clients.
He will lead Jackson Square's European, Middle East and African marketing
efforts, with an emphasis on financing new deliveries throughout those
regions. Dailey commented, "I am delighted to join this dynamic team and look
forward to engaging with airline customers to provide capital solutions for
their fleet needs."
Shannon Ackert provides Jackson Square with over twenty years of
experience in fleet planning, technical analysis and transaction execution.
He joins from Macquarie Airfinance, where he served as a Vice President of
Marketing and Investment Analysis, and previously held positions at GATX
Financial, United Technologies, United Airlines and McDonnell Douglas. "I'm
excited about joining a seasoned team of professionals with a track record of
accomplishments and commitment to offering customer focused solutions," said
Ackert.
Jackson Square Aviation is a full-service aircraft leasing company based
in San Francisco with offices in Seattle, London, Miami, and Buenos Aires,
with an Asian office opening in 2010. The management team, which had
previously worked together at Pegasus Aviation and Sky Holding, has over 100
years of combined industry experience. Led by the seasoned aircraft leasing
trio of Richard Wiley, Toby Bright and Scott Weiss, the team has collectively
acquired over US$10 billion of aircraft, has purchased and/or remarketed over
400 aircraft, and has developed relationships with over 30 commercial lenders
and investment banks across Europe, Asia and North America.
Jackson Square Aviation, LLC, +1-415-821-8300, info at jacksonsquareaviation.com
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