Meet The Team

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Mark Calver

CEO

  • 25 years leasing industry experience at leading lessors;

  • Managing Director, Aergen Management Services (Asia);

  • Chief Marketing & Commercial Officer, DAE Capital;

  • Chief Technical Officer, S.A.L.E. (now BOC Aviation);

  • Head of Technical, Orix Aviation;

  • 17 years airline experience holding various Technical & Operational Management Positions at Virgin Atlantic & British Airways;

  • Former UK CAA AMEL & an FAA A&P license holder

  • ISTAT Senior Appraiser.

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Paul Coakley

Chief Technical Officer

  • 10 year experience providing technical leadership to the leasing community;  

  • Chief Technical Officer, Aergen and Skyways Leasing;

  • Founder and MD of Aviation Advisory Solutions, a company providing technical lease management services to investors and lessors;

  • 15 years airline experience, holding various technical and leadership positions in major European airlines;

  • Chief Technical Officer / Technical Director at Malev Hungarian Airlines and Wizz Air; and

  • Various technical service engineering roles.

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Laura Rosich

General Counsel & SVP Americas Marketing

  • 14 years of legal experience in aviation, asset, project and corporate finance

  • General Counsel & Latin America Marketing Aergen (USA);

  • Legal Counsel, DAE Capital (UAE);

  • Solicitor of England & Wales

  • Global Executive MBA, MSC, BA Honors;

  • Experience in asset finance, project finance, and corporate finance at leading international law firms in London, Dubai and New York.

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Jimmy Ma

SVP Marketing, Asia Pacific

  • 16 years of leasing industry experience at leading international lessors;

  • Director and VP Marketing – ACG (PRC);

  • Sales Manager and Director – B/E Aerospace;

  • 12 years of airline experience with major Chinese carrier;

  • M.B.A, B.A. Honors

Having worked for airlines, lessors, MROs & in legal practice, the Aeronave team has a broad range of expertise and skill sets.

Some Of Our Accomplishments

  • Successfully invested more than 4 Billion Dollars into aircraft and engine assets.

  • Built strong relationships with manufacturers, lessor airlines, MRO’s, service providers, investors and financiers.

  • Developed thorough, stress-tested due diligence practices.

  • Efficient transaction execution covering sourcing, negotiation, implementation and management of deals covering all aspects of acquisition, financing, leasing, trading, MRO & supplier support services.

  • Effective technical and asset lease management that secured superior returns for investors.

  • Robust relationships with financiers and investors, enabling the team to secure efficient financing terms and close two successful ABS transactions.

  • Acquired, leased, and disposed of more than 400 aircraft thus demonstrating the ability to re-market aircraft to airlines, investors and part out companies.

  • Repossessed more than 60 aircraft which, in all cases other than four, 20 year old post 9/11 aircraft, were recovered and placed on new leases within three months.

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