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Jackson Square Aviation Announces the Addition of Two Key Employees to Augment Its
Management Team
SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
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 $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.
SOURCE: Jackson Square Aviation, LLC
CONTACT: Jackson Square Aviation, LLC,
+1-415-821-8300,
info@jacksonsquareaviation.com
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