Denise Mangan-Fahy has been confirmed as the next CEO of Shannon Engine Support (SES), an organisation jointly owned by AerCap and Safran Aircraft Engines, which specialises in providing spare engine leasing solutions to businesses around the globe.
Mangan-Fahy will take on the role from September, succeeding Julie Dickerson who is retiring after leading the business for more than a decade.
Mangan-Fahy has worked in the aerospace industry for 35 years, initially with Shannon Aerospace before joining GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) in 1998 as VP engine management, rising to SVP portfolio and rental operations in 2018. With AerCap’s acquisition of GECAS from GE in 2021, Mangan-Fahy became head of portfolio & rental operations for AerCap Engines.
“I would like to thank Julie for her outstanding leadership and dedication in positioning SES as the number one lessor of CFM56 and LEAP engines worldwide,” commented said Mangan-Fahy. “In my new role, I will continue to drive SES’s vision of operational excellence and portfolio growth whilst delivering on our customer requirements. I look forward to a seamless transition and to working with the SES team for many years to come.”
Denise and Julie were contemporaries from their time as GECAS, which Julie joined in 1997 Julie was appointed CEO of SES in 2013.
“With Denise’s appointment I know that I am passing on the company to someone who values our people, for it is the long-term relationships that they build and nurture, and their technical skills which have always been the foundation of our success,” commented Dickerson.
The company comprises of 100 employees and a portfolio of over 600 owned and managed engines.