Our team

Michael Kriedberg has over 30 years aviation leasing and lending experience. He was Aircastle’s Chief Commercial Officer from 2013-2020. Prior to Aircastle, Mike served as an executive vice president, Aviation Financing Operations for GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). From January 2008 to August 2009, Mr. Kriedberg was the chief investment officer of GE Capital Corporation (GECC) and president of the Bank Loan Group, a division of GECC from August 2006 to January 2008. He became a vice president and officer of GE Company in 2007. Between 1994 and 2006, Mike Served in various roles at GECAS including chief risk officer, head of Capital Markets, head of Structured Finance, head of Restructuring and president of PK Aviation Lending. He currently serves as a director for several ABS Trusts.

Mr. Kriedberg holds a bachelor degree in economics & finance from SUNY Albany and a masters degree in accounting from Pace University.

Stephan is our Co-Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer. With more than 30 years of aviation and transport finance experience, Stephan has worked across a diverse range of equity, principal investment, debt capital markets, asset backed, project acquisition and structured financing assignments across the globe. Prior to the creation of Deucalion Aviation, he ran the equity fund management business at DVB Aviation Investment Management, which was responsible for investing in more than US$8bn of aviation assets across aircraft, spare engines, passenger to freighter conversions, airline equity and airframe and engine disassembly. Prior to DVB Bank SE, Stephan was Managing Director, Global Debt Markets at RBC Capital Markets and Head of the Global Transportation Group at Greenwich NatWest.

Fun fact

Stephan was in a Health & Beauty video for Cosmopolitan Magazine. Back in the days when videos were a thing. He owns all the copies.

Jon Skirrow is Co-Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer, and leads the servicing and asset management functions within Deucalion Aviation. Jon has over 30 years of experience in aviation sales, leasing and servicing. He founded and was Managing Director of DVB Bank SE’s Aviation Asset Management (AAM) business, the industry-leading servicer from 2007 with until the creation of Deucalion Aviation in 2021. During his time in charge, AAM built a team which remarketed over 300 aircraft and amassed US$5bn of aircraft under management. Before DVB, Jon created and headed the Aircraft Trading and Service team at BAE Systems, having previously acted as Director of Sales for the company’s aircraft leasing arm.

Fun fact

Jon’s Grandad taught Sir Tom Jones how to drive.

John is Managing Director & Co-Head of the European investment team SVPGlobal. He joined the company in 2006 and has been based in London since 2012. Prior to joining SVPGlobal, John worked in investment banking in Goldman Sachs & Co.’s Financial Institutions Group. John received an AB in Economics from Princeton University in 2005, and serves on the Boards of Directors of Klöckner Pentaplast and Pfleiderer Group.

Mr. Morabito is a member of the Strategic Value Partners’ U.S. investment team and leads the firm’s day-to-day global aircraft investing activities.

Prior to joining Strategic Value Partners, Mr. Morabito served as Senior Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at EnTrust Global’s Blue Sky Aviation Funds, which focused on relative value investments in the commercial aviation industry. From 2001 to 2017, Mr. Morabito worked at CIT Group, Inc., most recently serving as Managing Director and Head of the Financial Institutions Group. Mr. Morabito served on the senior leadership team of CIT Aerospace, an aviation portfolio with over $10 billion in aircraft assets on lease to airlines globally. In 2017, Mr. Morabito played an instrumental role in selling the CIT Aerospace business to HNA Group.

Mr. Morabito received a BS in Business Administration and Finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Joanna is a Vice President Marketing. She is based in Deucalion’s Singapore office and is focused on our aircraft origination and marketing activities in the Asia Pacific region. Joanna has over 10 years of experience across the aviation and banking industries, having started her career as a management associate in United Overseas Bank, before joining DVB Bank in Singapore as an aviation debt originator in 2014.

Fun fact

Joanna mails a postcard to herself from every city she visits and currently has a collection of more than 40 postcards.

Lewis Sutherland joined Deucalion in 2022 as Head of Asia and is responsible for Deucalion’s origination, leasing and servicing activities across Asia Pacific. Lewis has 15 years’ experience in managing aircraft as a financial investment, the last 7 of which covering airlines, investors and lessors in the region. Lewis started his professional career with Airbus in 2006 before moving to London in 2008 to join DVB Bank SE where he was part of the equity fund investment management business, DVB Aviation Investment Management. In 2020 Lewis moved to Investec to lead their aviation leasing and financing business in Asia.

Fun fact

Lewis splits his time between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur where he is learning Bahasa Melayu.

Bjorn is a Senior Vice President looking after airline relationships in Europe. With 20 years of aviation experience, Bjorn started his career in aviation/structured finance at Fortis Bank and ING Bank in The Netherlands. Since joining Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in 2007, Bjorn has worked in Aviation Research (Rotterdam), Aviation Finance (London) and Aviation Asset Management (London/Amsterdam).

Fun fact

Bjorn just can’t stop watching/doing/attending/talking about any kind of sports, and usually cracks a (pretty bad) joke at about 16.00 every day in the office.

Steve is Head of Capital Markets. He is responsible for establishing and managing our institutional equity relationships globally and also origination of investments opportunities from lessors and airlines. Steve is 31 years into an aviation life-sentence having served time at NatWest Markets/Greenwich Capital (London), RBC Capital Markets (New York) and DVB Bank SE (New York). Steve has extensive experience in debt and equity capital markets products, structuring and origination.

Fun fact

The Bridgland household (currently) own 29 bicycles – but sadly only 22 are Steve’s. Steve is working hard to rectify this imbalance.

Antoine is Senior Vice President focusing on airlines relationships in Western and Southern Europe as well as North Africa. Antoine also looks after aircraft trading activities. With 20 years of aviation experience, Antoine started his aircraft leasing career with BAE Systems Regional Aircraft before joining GE Capital Aviation Services as Vice-President Capital Markets and subsequently taking on roles at GE in the UK and US before joining Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in 2016 in London.

Fun fact

Antoine worked as an air traffic controller in the French Navy.

Jon is Deucalion’s Head of Airline Origination responsible for sourcing investment opportunities from existing and new airline clients.  Jon has nearly 20 years’ experience in aviation and started his career in the aircraft flight test department at BAE Systems.  He was most recently responsible for Deucalion’s activities in Asia having spent 6 years in Deucalion’s (and formerly DVB Bank’s) Singapore office, and before that in various airline credit, marketing and commercial roles.  Jon joined Deucalion Aviation (formerly DVB Bank) in 2015.

Fun fact

Jon is a keen supporter of Manchester United.

Stewart is Senior Vice President of Marketing, having joined Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in 2019. Over the past 36 years, Stewart has enjoyed a global career within commercial aviation. Prior to joining Deucalion, Stewart was Senior Vice President and Head of Sales and Commercial for a Russian/Italian OEM joint venture, leading global sales of new aircraft, based both in Italy and Russia. Other roles include as a board member for a joint venture business unit with Lufthansa, and board member for the European Regional Airlines Association (ERAA). He also founded and managed his own sales and marketing consultancy based in Berlin, Germany.

Fun fact

Stewart attended the wedding ceremony of a female Australian airline CEO customer, which took place on a regional jet above Adelaide!

Joe is a Senior Vice President in Marketing, focusing on airlines, lessors and owners in the North America, Canada and Latin America. Joe has over 35 years of aviation experience, formerly holding executive, partnership, and board level roles with aircraft leasing companies ranging from large leasing companies (GECAS) to a private equity start-up (Q Aviation). Joe began his career in 1983 in engineering with McDonnell Douglas, Long Beach California.

Fun fact

Joe played on a National Champion (American) football team in college.

Jonathan is a Senior Vice President in Marketing responsible for aircraft sales and marketing activities and for originating our aircraft lease and sales opportunities across the third party and managed fleet. Jon has 25 years’ experience in the commercial aviation industry. He started his career in the guided weapons business at British Aerospace. Subsequently, he worked in the BAE Systems Asset Management business before joining the Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in 2007.

Fun fact

Jonathan is a budding beekeeper.

Oliver is a Vice President in Marketing and provides lead support for aircraft origination with a focus on financial modelling and pricing capital solutions. Prior to Deucalion, Oliver worked in aviation at DVB Bank SE in Analyst and Associate roles. His previous experience also includes aircraft/engine appraisal positions at Ascend (Cirium) Consultancy and Design Engineering positions at Rolls-Royce and Airbus. Oliver has over five years direct experience in aviation finance.

Fun fact

Oliver has climbed Mount Fuji.

Micha is Assistant Vice President in Marketing and is responsible for financial and maintenance modelling as well as provides support for aircraft origination. She joined Deucalion in 2021. Prior to this role, Micha did an internship in IATA, Montreal, Canada then worked in at Falko and Ascend by Cirium as an Analyst in the UK.

Fun fact

Micha enjoyed her internship in Canada, but came back certain she hates winters.

Natalie is Office Manager for Deucalion Aviation. She joined Deucalion (previously DVB Aviation Investment Management) in 2013 as a Team Assistant.

Fun fact

Natalie has a grade 8 in ballet

This is my first role in Aviation, really excited being part of Deucalion. Prior to this role, I worked in ICBC Standard Bank as Finance Analyst MI team supporting Front Office where I was heavily involved with Client Revenue Data reporting for Metals, Emerging Markets and Energy desks. My background, I grew up in Nepal and came to London in 2005 and have studied and worked here since.

Fun Fact

I was part of Air Cadet in RAF, Northolt where I stayed for 1 year – unfortunately I did leave due to studies but really enjoyed drills and parades.

Toby is Head of Commercial & Portfolio Management and oversees the negotiation, analysis and management of our aircraft leasing and sale transactions, and also the management of our servicing relationships with our lessor customers. Toby started his aircraft leasing career with BAE Systems in the mid-90s and set up Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) with Jon Skirrow and Les Walsh in 2007.

Fun fact

In 2011 Toby rowed across the Atlantic with a colleague – reports of him doing so naked are unsubstantiated.

James is a Senior Vice President in Commercial and Portfolio Management focused on the origination of investment opportunities and management of Deucalion’s existing portfolio of investments. James joined DVB Aviation (most recently DVB Aviation Investment Management) in 2014, and has worked in various roles in London and Frankfurt. James started his career at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Fun fact

James’ first ever flight was a memorable helicopter ride from his hometown of Penzance to the beautiful Isles of Scilly, which he still loves to visit.

Mark is a Senior Vice President in Commercial & Portfolio Management, focusing on the negotiation and implementation of lease agreements; sale and purchase and lease novation documentation; delivery and redelivery arrangements, and aircraft servicing and remarketing agreements. Mark also manages the commercial and contractual aspects of non-performing lessees and the recovery of distressed aircraft. Since starting his aviation career as an English qualified solicitor in London over 20 years ago, Mark has worked in a variety of private practice and in-house roles in the aviation industry including spending 10 years in Airbus’ Legal Department in Toulouse before joining Deucalion (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in 2017.

Fun fact

Mark is renovating an early 19th century farm house in the countryside northeast of Toulouse.

Rick is a Senior Vice President in Commercial & Portfolio Management, focusing on the analysis, negotiation and implementation of leases, sale agreements, and other transactions. Rick joins Deucalion from a 19 year career at Virgin Atlantic which spanned engineering and operational roles culminating in his final position as Head of Fleet, looking after all the airline’s aircraft and engine transactions. Prior to his time at Virgin, Rick spent a number of years as an engineer at British Airways.

Fun fact

Rick is a petrol head and enjoys keeping his engineering skills honed on his old Land Rovers.

Jonathan is a Vice President in Commercial and Portfolio Management, responsible for transacting and project managing a range of leasing and sale transactions, applying a blend of contract, asset management and technical expertise. With seven years’ experience in the commercial aviation industry, Jonathan started his career as a qualified lawyer in asset finance, before joining Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in 2017.

Fun fact

Jonathan enjoys hiking and climbing mountains.

Charlotte is an Assistant Vice President in Commercial and Portfolio Management, responsible for the commercial team’s deals specifics, general portfolio analysis work, and providing other more general support to the commercial team’s business winning function. She began her career in aviation with AerData before joining Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in 2015, performing lease management and project management roles.

Fun fact

Charlotte lived in Qatar for 11 years, but has never flown with Qatar Airways.

Clive is an Assistant Vice President in the Lease Management. Clive previously worked for Lloyds Banking Group before joining DVB Aviation Asset Management in 2018 as systems administrator and then moving over into a Contract Officer role within the Lease Management team. Clive looks after the general day-to-day management and administration of a variety of third party aircraft portfolios.

Fun fact

Clive has flown in and out of what is often described as the world’s most dangerous airport, the Tenzing-Hillary Airport at Lukla, Nepal in order to hike to and from Mount Everest’s base camp.

Les is a Senior Vice President and our Chief Technical Officer. He joined Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in 2007, and has over 29 years of technical and engineering experience on all major aircraft types, having worked in a variety roles for maintenance providers, airlines and leasing companies performing line maintenance, engineering, aircraft heavy maintenance, structural modifications, aircraft transition management, aircraft repossessions and project management roles. Les has vast experience with aircraft fly forward analysis and aircraft modelling.

Fun Fact

Les enjoys farming in his spare time.

Mike is Deputy Chief Technical Officer in Technical. He joined Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in 2008 having previously provided technical and project management consultancy for DVB Bank SE and several other banks and lessors. Mike has worked in aviation for 32 years at a maintenance, engineering and management level with several airlines and MROs and has vast experience with civil aviation authorities, MROs and vendors throughout the industry.

Fun fact

Mike has yet to work for a company that hasn’t had a name change/buyout.

John is a Senior Technical Manager responsible for the transition of aircraft between sellers and buyers. John has 42 years’ experience in aviation, the first 12 in the Royal Air Force. John is a Part 66 licenced Engineer with British Airways and has held various positions including Continued Airworthiness Manager (CAA Form 4 Post Holder). He has been with Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) since 2010.

Fun Fact

John is a highly rated women’s volleyball coach.

Anthony is a Senior Technical Manager with Deucalion Aviation with over thirty years’ experience in the aviation industry, having been trained as a licenced aircraft mechanic at Air New Zealand and Ansett New Zealand. Anthony now has 13 years’ experience in aircraft leasing, specialising in project management and Aircraft transitions.

Fun Fact

Anthony enjoys various hobbies including restoring classic American muscle cars, boating and fishing.

Ian is a Senior Vice President where his primary role is to coordinate aircraft transitions within the managed fleet for EMEA and the Americas. Ian has over 30 years’ experience in the industry, having worked with operators, MROs and lessors prior to joining Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in 2014. Ian’s career began in the heavy maintenance environment, before moving to the airlines and onward to the leasing world.

Fun fact:

Ian is from Cork.

Mathew he is a Senior Project Manager with responsibility for transitions within the managed fleet in Asia and Australasia. He has 29 years’ experience in aviation starting in commercial aircraft line and heavy maintenance environments before moving over to the aircraft leasing side of the industry in 2003 to manage aircraft transitions and delivery programs for various lessors.

Fun fact

Mathew owns a pub in Portugal.

Ronan is a Senior Vice President with 30 years of experience in the Aviation industry. Ronan is responsible for all technical aspects of aircraft asset management, including: project management, technical consulting, records preparation and reconstruction, liaising with various national aviation authorities to process transition of aircraft, dealing with suppliers and OEMs on behalf of clients

Hugh is a Senior Technical Manager responsible for providing technical consultancy/project management services for projects including aircraft transitions, physical inspections, records reviews and presentations. Hugh has 42 years’ experience in aviation and has been providing technical services to Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) since 2009. Hugh is a CAA Part 66 licenced engineer and previous roles include working with Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO), and British Airways Maintenance in Cardiff, following 15 years in the Royal Air Force.

Fun fact

If Hugh hadn’t entered the aviation world, he would be destined for a teaching role.

Francis is a Senior Vice President and responsible for asset induction analysis, pre-purchase, non-lease managed and distressed assets, repossessions, as well as new and external business opportunities. Francis joined Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in 2012 but has worked as a consultant for the company since 2008. He has 21 years of aviation experience including as an aircraft engineer at Lufthansa Technik, as well as various roles in commercial, helicopter and general aviation.

Fun fact

Fran spends his spare time collecting and restoring rare classic cars as well as building and flying microlight aircraft.

Richard is currently SVP Engines Technical/Marketing within Deucalion’s Technical department. His current responsibilities include: Leading the technical and marketing efforts for managed engines; Responsible for keeping up to date on new and current technology engines, as well as developing a marketing strategy for the company’s end-life engine products. Richard has spent close to 30 years working in the aviation industry occupying a wide variety of roles.

Fun Fact:

Richard and a friend flew around Australia in a Mooney M20J.

Michael is a Senior Technical Manager where his primary role is to carry out aircraft transitions, mid-lease inspections and records building. Michael has over forty years’ experience in military and civil aviation, and has worked and lived in the Middle East and multiple locations in Europe throughout his working career.

Chok joined Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in 2017, and is a Technical Manager focused on lease management, interaction with airlines for surveys, maintenance reserve claim management and technical due diligence. Prior to joining Deucalion, Chok was in the production planning department for a Taiwanese airline and begun his career at a leading Asian MRO as an aircraft maintenance engineer.

Fun fact

Chok gave up becoming a semiconductor engineer which is the most competitive job in Taiwan to join the aviation industry.

Andrew joined Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in 2017 as a Technical Manager and is focused on project management and aircraft deliveries. Andrew begun his aviation career with the Taiwan Army Aviation Command maintaining AH-1W Cobra Helicopters. After being discharged, Andrew joined the production planning department for a Taiwanese airline overseeing aircraft redeliveries and the introduction of new aircraft into the fleet.

Fun fact

The reason for Andrew’s discharge was because he received too many Dear John letters.

Eric is responsible for building records for transitioning aircraft, modelling and analysing future lease deals and providing third party consultancy. He is the youngest member of the Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) team, working in technical, and joined in 2020 after graduating from University of Limerick, Ireland.

Fun fact

Eric got his bus driving licence at 21 and operates tours/ and school runs for the family business in his spare time.

Patrick’s career in the aviation industry started in 2014 in the production planning department of an airlines in Taiwan. With practical experience in continuous airworthiness management and leased aircraft redeliveries, Patrick started with Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in 2017 by providing services for technical documentation review and aircraft physical inspections at mid-lease and during redelivery. He’s also been involved in lease management activities focusing on fleet monitoring and aircraft storage management since 2020.

Fun fact

Patrick majored in astronomy.

Shauna is Senior Technical Manager responsible for production planning of live projects within the managed fleet and assists project managers with aircraft RTS, deliveries and redeliveries. Shauna also provides CAMO and aviation authority support within Deucalion as well as technical support of Deucalion’s green-time engine leasing and sales efforts.

Shauna previously interned at Boeing in Seattle and DVB Aviation Asset Management before joining Deucalion full time in July 2021 after graduating from the University of Limerick with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering.

Fun fact

Shauna plays 6 musical instruments.

Karena started with Deucalion in February 22 as the Technical Administrator. Karena previously worked for CBRE as a Executive Assistant and was employed by them for 9 years.

Fun Fact

Karena lived in London for 18 years before moving home to Ireland.

Emma is Head of Lease Management. Emma joined Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in 2017 as a Contract Officer following a year in the compliance department at DVB Bank SE. After two years, Emma took on the manager role and now leads the team in the management of over 140 aircraft.

Fun fact

Emma worked as Cabin Crew for Virgin Australia for three and a half years

Naz is Assistant Vice President and joined Deucalion Aviation team as lease manager in 2022, where she is focused on contracts and oversees the day-to-day management of portfolio aircraft. Prior to this, Naz worked at World Star Aviation as a contract manager. She began her career in aviation with DVB Bank in 2011 and worked in invoicing and as a lease manager within the bank until 2018.

Fun fact

Naz is a qualified gym instructor.

Mandeep works in Lease Management where he is focused on contracts and oversees the day-to-day management of portfolio aircraft. He joined Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in 2018. Mandeep has previously worked as a data analyst for Huntswood, Momenta and Lloyds Banking Group.

Fun Fact

In his youth, Mandeep had professional football trials with Queens Park Rangers FC.

Fact works in Lease Management and is responsible for the day-to-day lease management of a growing portfolio of aircraft for which Deucalion Aviation acts as servicer. In 2020, Fact joined Deucalion (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) in London working in Invoicing. Previously, Fact worked in various roles for Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays and Credit Suisse.

Fun fact

Fact shook hands with John Travolta and met his family in Los Angeles in 2009.

Cameron joined in 2021 and operates within the Lease Management team where he is responsible for the day-to-day management of a growing portfolio of aircraft. Previous to Deucalion, Cameron studied a Master’s in International Aviation Regulation and Law and an undergraduate in Airline and Airport Management. Alongside his education, Cameron also completed an internship with Northpoint Aviation.

Fun Fact

Cameron’s uncle has starred as one of the head chef’s on Celebrity MasterChef.

Diarmuid Hogan is our Chief Financial Officer, and leads the finance team within Deucalion Aviation. Diarmuid has over 25 years of experience in the aircraft leasing industry.  Prior to Deucalion, Diarmuid was CFO for GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), with responsibility to lead all global finance activities for that business.  He also had global responsibilities for IT and Operations within GECAS.

Diarmuid is originally from Ireland.  He has a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from University College Dublin and is a qualified Chartered Accountant through KPMG.

Fun Fact

Diarmuid is an avid golfer and a massive Liverpool football fan.

Karina is a Vice President in the Finance & Operational Risk team. Karina has 10 years of finance experience including seven years within the financial services sector. Prior to joining Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Investment Management) in 2020, she worked for Autonomous Research primarily focusing on its Hong Kong operations. Karina started her career in the NHS, before moving into the private sector with London Square Developments.

Fun fact

Karina is a Trustee of the Ealing Foodbank.

Natalie is an Assistant Vice President in the Finance and Operational Risk team, focusing on insurance and other administrative duties. Natalie previously worked in the finance team at UBS Global Asset Management and joined Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Investment Management) in 2007. Prior to this, she joined DVB Bank SE in 2002 to set up the Finance function in London.

Fun fact

Natalie is a Brown Belt in Judo and has won many competitions in the UK and France.

Rishta is Vice President in the Finance and Operational Risk team, where she oversees all invoice management as well as project accounting and reporting. Rishta has worked for Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) since 2018 and previously worked for Lloyds Banking Group and Investec Specialist Bank on various projects.

Fun Fact

Rishta is a big fan of F1 and loves driving fast cars, a highlight being when she drove an Ariel Atom and Nissan GTR at their top speeds.

Anjali is a Finance Officer in the finance and operational Risk team. Having an Accounting and Finance degree, Anjali always aspired to work within Finance. Prior to joining Deucalion, Anjali was part of the banking sector which enabled her to further develop her skills.

Fun Fact

Anjali loves attending weddings and does henna for brides.

Julia provides support for all of Deucalion Aviation’s invoicing activities, as well as some ad-hoc secretarial support for the team where required. Julia initially started with Deucalion (previously DVB Aviation Asset Management) as an Executive Assistant, before moving into invoicing. Previously she worked in various roles at DVB Bank SE.

Fun fact

Julia spends time pulling pints in her local craft brewery.

Rob is an Accounting Analyst in the Finance & Operational Risk Team. Since graduating from University, Rob has worked in finance, achieving his Chartered Accountant (ACA) qualifications in 2023 whilst working in audit.

Fun fact

Rob studied abroad in Australia for a year during his time at University and is a big Newcastle United fan.

Lucia is a Senior Vice President focusing on transaction execution, project management and legal risk management. She has over 28 years’ experience and joined Deucalion Aviation (previously DVB Aviation Investment Management) in 2013 advising on a wide range of transactions, documentation and strategic legal, regulatory and commercial issues. Previously, Lucia worked as a transaction lawyer both in private practice (latterly at Allen & Overy) and in-house at Angel Trains and Lloyds Banking Group, including as a divisional General Counsel.

Fun fact

Lucia was a member of the 2011-2 winning team on the 40,000 mile Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

Mary is a solicitor with extensive experience in aircraft financing, leasing and trading for both debt and equity and joined Deucalion Aviation Limited in March 2022. She worked in the global asset finance team of both Clifford Chance and Norton Rose Fulbright for over 18 years as a transaction lawyer acting for a number of major banks, servicers and lessors and has done secondments at Airbus, GECAS and Avolon.

Fun fact

When Mary was living and working in Toulouse, she went through 5 rental cars in 6 months. This was not the record!

Gill is an English qualified solicitor specialising in aircraft finance and leasing. She has worked in the banking team in a magic circle firm and for a Guinness Peat Aviation in Dublin before setting up and running the transport finance legal team in DVB Bank SE. She has lived and worked in France, Ireland and Germany and has significant experience in structuring, negotiating and executing transactions for both debt and equity.

Fun fact

Gill helped set up a boxing gym in London.

Nesli is Vice President and joined Deucalion Aviation team as compliance officer in 2022. Prior to this, Nesli worked in MUFG client onboarding team. She began her career in aviation with DVB Bank in 2012 and has worked in various roles within the bank until 2019.

Fun fact

Nesli used to be HR professional in automotive company for three and a half years.

Rohin is an experienced credit risk analyst focusing on the aviation sector, with extensive experience within the asset management sector. Rohin has extensive experience within the asset management sector. Prior to becoming a credit risk analyst, Rohin spent 15 years within investment management where he enjoyed a significant role at Aviva Investors as a Global Sovereign Bond Senior Fund Manager, managing over £5bn in assets. Rohin’s aviation career began 8 years ago as Chief Aviation Analyst at UK Export Finance, before joining Novus Aviation Capital on a consultancy basis and subsequently joining DVB Aviation Asset Management as a Credit Consultant in January 2021.

Fun fact

Rohin enjoys adventurous holidays, he has trekked through the Amazon rainforest and has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.

Paul is our Chief Human Resources Officer.  With more than 30 years of experience in Human Resources in professional services, financial services, legal and the life sciences. Paul began his career in the Royal Air Force and has worked globally including spending time in Hong Kong for HSBC. He now lives in London. He is responsible for the delivery of all people aspects of the people agenda. He previously worked on M&A, turnaround and complex global transformation projects.  He provides people insights, strategies and solutions. Paul is a “safe haven” for challenging discussions around the issues that surface during a transformation.

Fun Fact

Paul holds a third-degree black belt in Karate and in his youth, spent time training in Japan.

Joanna is Vice President, Human Resources, and provides a full and comprehensive human resources service to Deucalion Aviation. With over 20 years of experience, Joanna started her human resources career with Butterworths Tolley, subsequently completing roles within the media, television and legal sectors before joining the London human resources department at DVB Bank SE in 2008.

Fun fact

Joanna enjoys horse riding and cross-country trekking.