GECAS has appointed Alan Buckley to its senior executive team as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Regional Manager for Commercial, Europe & Canada. GECAS, a subsidiary of GE Capital, is the global leader in aviation finance and leasing.
Buckley has worked in the aviation industry for 18 years. Having begun his career with Shannon Aerospace as an Aeronautical engineer in 1997, Buckley first joined GECAS in 2003 and has held a variety of senior positions in the company since then. Prior to his new appointment, he was SVP of Aircraft Trading at GECAS and before that was SVP in Asset Management.
Buckley also previously held the role Managing Director for Global Programs at GE Capital Equipment Finance in Dallas, Texas.
Buckley takes up his new role from Declan Hartnett, who is retiring after 32 years at the company.