Aergo Capital has appointed Paul Sheridan as chief executive officer. He will assume the role on June 2, 2026.
Sheridan has over 25 years of aviation and finance experience in leasing, asset management, banking, consultancy and airlines. Beginning his career with Aer Lingus, he moved into banking and leasing where he worked on debt syndication, aircraft trading, structured finance and wider advisory support. Most recently, he led PwC Ireland’s aviation finance advisory practice and prior to that served as CEO and director of AMCK Aviation.
In his new role, Sheridan will be based in Dublin at Aergo’s global headquarters. He succeeds Eugene O’Reilly who has served in the role in an acting capacity since January 2026.
“We are delighted to appoint Paul as chief executive officer to lead Aergo Capital into its next phase as a world-class aircraft lessor and servicer,” said Greg Belonogoff, Principal, Aviation Leasing, AB CarVal. “Paul’s deep expertise in aviation finance and his proven leadership across multiple jurisdictions positions him exceptionally well to complement the existing leadership team in driving Aergo’s continued growth and success.”
Aergo is owned by funds managed by AB CarVal.
Sheridan said that he was “honoured to lead Aergo Capital at such an exciting time for the business”, adding : “The company has long been recognised as a premier global aviation leasing platform, and I look forward to working with the rest of the leadership team to continue creating lasting value for our customers and investors.”