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our team

Sean x
Name:
SEAN FLANAGAN
Title:

FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER

Experience:

Sean was previously President of Stanton Aviation Finance at Stanton and Partners Aviation, which is dedicated to the sale and purchase of private jets …

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… and caters exclusively to ultra-high-net-worth individuals based in Florida, USA, with an international HQ in Dubai, UAE.

Sean was a founding Partner of S&P’s Finance and Investment Division with principal capital to fund aircraft inventory purchases to help seller/buyer supply chain constraints. Sean has a long track record of understanding asset-backed financed transactions, while navigating the complexities of cross-border transactions. Sean was also founder and CEO of Commodities Partners, a physical commodities trading and investment group.

Previously, Sean co-founded the circa $250m Aramid Entertainment Fund, a leading asset-backed structured financing fund for media and entertainments assets, and the circa $150m Synergy Global Capital and Synergy Global Finance Fund, an asset-backed structured credit investment manager and advisor, in which Lehman Brothers Bank acquired an equity stake and provided financing.

Sean has worked in investment, financing and trading in multiple areas covering physical assets, alternative investments and funds, corporate finance, venture capital, private equity and structured finance, commodity trade finance and real estate, covering multiple asset classes.

Christian x
Name:
Christian Fornaro
Title:

CO-FOUNDER, MANAGING PARTNER & CIO

Experience:

Christian, owner of SEA2SKY Ltd., has more than 15 years’ experience in international cross-broder speciality finance transactions founded an independent financial service …

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… firm focusing on luxury transportation assets. Prior to this, he was a direct and section key account manager at a leading global bank assigned to different locations (Zurich, Moscow and Singapore), was responsible for a credit book of well over CHF 1 billion and heading a team of specialists in Asia Pacific. Main responsibilities were client acquisition, negotiating and structuring if complex finance transactions, repossessions of non-performing loans and the future expansion of a strong industrstry network with key players.

He was invited as a lecturer to support the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) for their Global Aviation Management Program (Executive Program and Master Degree) while being based in Singapore.

Prior to his roles in Aviation and Yacht Finance he worked at the equity trading floor, and ahead of embarking his banking journey, Christian obtained an airline transport pilot license and continues to pursue his passion as a pilot today, participating in aerobatic competitions when time allows.

Christian is certified international investment analyst and enjoys working with demanding UHNWIs, and supporting business partners and stakeholder with their needs.

 

Noushad Dawood
Name:
Noushad Dawood
Title:

DIRECTOR & CEO – GCC REGION

Experience:

Noushad worked for 20+ years with a leading sovereign wealth fund in Abu Dhabi managing the operational risk and trading technologies. Noushad has deep understanding of products and services …

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… used in the financial industry and has vast business network in the region. He brings a unique set of skills, perspectives, and relationships to our business.

With his business network and local presence, Noushad would support our strategic route, growth, development of the organization, strengthening partnerships, and building new relationships. His broad skills and experience encompassing operational excellence, technology driven solutions, and international business management. He managed implementation of large investment / risk management solutions for markets like Equity, Fixed Income, FX, Money Market, Commodities, and Derivatives from leading international asset management solution providers. Many of these projects involved strategic developments, bespoke development, and solution integration works.

Following his professional tenure, Noushad founded UTPM, a precious metal trading company focusing bullion trading, import and export. He co-founded various other small to medium businesses within UAE and India covering sectors like technology, F&B, and Healthcare.
Noushad holds BSc Computer Science from the Portsmouth University, UK, and MBA in MIS from The Missouri International University, USA.

Name:
Christian Fuchs
Title:

PARTNER, ASSET FINANCE

Experience:

Christian’s first aircraft finance experience dates back to 1999 when he joined Merrill Lynch’s transportation finance team within the investment bank’s asset finance and securitisation group.

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Christian holds a helicopter pilots license and enjoyed training with the UK’s world freestyle helicopter flying champion – a testament to discipline and safety – a philosophy he brings to finance and investing. 

Christian is a seasoned finance professional with over two decades of experience. He attained a B.Com (Accounting & Economics) from WITS and an H.Dip Tax Law from RAU, both in South Africa. 

Having worked in London at Merrill Lynch in corporate finance and at Deutsche Bank in principal investments; Christian went on to establish an alternatives fund with focus on real assets (with Sean Flanagan). He was also MD/head of corporate solutions (CEE) at UniCredit Group. He has set up his own asset finance business and advised a close network of contacts over many years. 

Christian has sourced, structured and invested in developed and emerging markets covering almost all jurisdictions globally. Most recently he served as the CFO of a UK energy explorer. 

Christian looks forward to building Jet Finance into the industry leading business jet finance corporation, with his friends. 

Jet Finance Sean Flanagan
Sean Flanagan

FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER

EXPERIENCE:

Sean was previously President of Stanton Aviation Finance at Stanton and Partners Aviation, which is dedicated to the sale and purchase of private jets and caters exclusively to ultra-high-net-worth individuals based in Florida, USA, with an international HQ in Dubai, UAE.

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Sean was a founding Partner of S&P’s Finance and Investment Division with principal capital to fund aircraft inventory purchases to help seller/buyer supply chain constraints. Sean has a long track record of understanding asset-backed financed transactions, while navigating the complexities of cross-border transactions. Sean was also founder and CEO of Commodities Partners, a physical commodities trading and investment group.

Previously, Sean co-founded the circa $250m Aramid Entertainment Fund, a leading asset-backed structured financing fund for media and entertainments assets, and the circa $150m Synergy Global Capital and Synergy Global Finance Fund, an asset-backed structured credit investment manager and advisor, in which Lehman Brothers Bank acquired an equity stake and provided financing.

Sean has worked in investment, financing and trading in multiple areas covering physical assets, alternative investments and funds, corporate finance, venture capital, private equity and structured finance, commodity trade finance and real estate, covering multiple asset classes.

Jet Finance Christian Fornaro
Christian Fornaro

CO-FOUNDER, MANAGING PARTNER & CIO

EXPERIENCE:

Christian, owner of SEA2SKY Ltd., has more than 15 years’ experience in international cross-broder speciality finance transactions founded an independent financial service firm focusing on luxury transportation assets. 

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Prior to this, he was a direct and section key account manager at a leading global bank assigned to different locations (Zurich, Moscow and Singapore), was responsible for a credit book of well over CHF 1 billion and heading a team of specialists in Asia Pacific. Main responsibilities were client acquisition, negotiating and structuring if complex finance transactions, repossessions of non-performing loans and the future expansion of a strong industrstry network with key players.

He was invited as a lecturer to support the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) for their Global Aviation Management Program (Executive Program and Master Degree) while being based in Singapore.

Prior to his roles in Aviation and Yacht Finance he worked at the equity trading floor, and ahead of embarking his banking journey, Christian obtained an airline transport pilot license and continues to pursue his passion as a pilot today, participating in aerobatic competitions when time allows.

Christian is certified international investment analyst and enjoys working with demanding UHNWIs, and supporting business partners and stakeholder with their needs.

Noushad Dawood
Noushad Dawood

Director & CEO – GCC Region

EXPERIENCE:

Noushad worked for 20+ years with a leading sovereign wealth fund in Abu Dhabi managing the operational risk and trading technologies. Noushad has deep understanding of products and services used in the financial industry and has vast business network in the region. He brings a unique set of skills, perspectives, and relationships to our business.

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With his business network and local presence, Noushad would support our strategic route, growth, development of the organization, strengthening partnerships, and building new relationships. His broad skills and experience encompassing operational excellence, technology driven solutions, and international business management. He managed implementation of large investment / risk management solutions for markets like Equity, Fixed Income, FX, Money Market, Commodities, and Derivatives from leading international asset management solution providers. Many of these projects involved strategic developments, bespoke development, and solution integration works.

Following his professional tenure, Noushad founded UTPM, a precious metal trading company focusing bullion trading, import and export. He co-founded various other small to medium businesses within UAE and India covering sectors like technology, F&B, and Healthcare.
Noushad holds BSc Computer Science from the Portsmouth University, UK, and MBA in MIS from The Missouri International University, USA.

Noushad Dawood
Christian Fuchs

PARTNER, ASSET FINANCE

EXPERIENCE:

Christian’s first aircraft finance experience dates back to 1999 when he joined Merrill Lynch’s transportation finance team within the investment bank’s asset finance and securitisation group. Christian holds a helicopter pilots license and enjoyed training with the UK’s world freestyle helicopter flying champion – a testament to discipline and safety – a philosophy he brings to finance and investing.

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Christian is a seasoned finance professional with over two decades of experience. He attained a B.Com (Accounting & Economics) from WITS and an H.Dip Tax Law from RAU, both in South Africa. 

Having worked in London at Merrill Lynch in corporate finance and at Deutsche Bank in principal investments; Christian went on to establish an alternatives fund with focus on real assets (with Sean Flanagan). He was also MD/head of corporate solutions (CEE) at UniCredit Group. He has set up his own asset finance business and advised a close network of contacts over many years. 

Christian has sourced, structured and invested in developed and emerging markets covering almost all jurisdictions globally. Most recently he served as the CFO of a UK energy explorer. 

Christian looks forward to building Jet Finance into the industry leading business jet finance corporation, with his friends. 

Tony x
Tony Kioussis

Head Of Asset Solutions

EXPERIENCE:

Mr. Anthony (“Tony”) Kioussis is President and CEO of Asset Insight, LLC. The company provides valuations, audits, analytics, and consulting services …

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… to the aviation industry, and has developed a proprietary Asset Grading System Process resulting in a uniform methodology for evaluating and grading an aircraft’s maintenance condition.

Prior to Asset Insight, he served as VP, Strategic Marketing with GE Capital’s Corporate Aircraft Finance group, joining GE after serving as VP – Aircraft Sales for Jet Aviation Business Jets, Inc. Following a ten-year tenure with British Aerospace, Inc., where he became VP – Sales, for JSX Capital, the company’s aircraft remarketing subsidiary, Tony founded The K Group, Ltd., providing Marketing, Sales, and Financial Services consulting to companies headquartered in the Americas and Europe.  He later joined Jet Support Services, Inc., as Sales Director – Airframe Programs, and developed “Tip-to-Tail,” JSSI’s Airframe Hourly Cost Maintenance Program.

Tony is a published author and active industry association member, serving as the current Board Secretary for the National Aircraft Finance Association (NAFA).  He is a past Chairman of the Products and Services Member Council for the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA), and is an active participant on the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Business Aviation Subcommittee.

He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Florida Institute of Technology’s College of Aeronautics, has completed graduate studies at New York’s Pace University toward a MBA in Finance, and is a licensed pilot.

Robert Drover
ROBERT DROVER 

ASSET SOLUTIONS

EXPERIENCE:

Robert Drover has 30+ years of experience in the Business Aviation industry. Robert provides technical support services for buyers and sellers of business aircraft.

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A highly experienced aviation professional with a passion for Business Aviation. During a total of 29 years with MBB/EADS (today Airbus), Bombardier Aerospace (both in Maintenance Management and Aircraft Sales), as well as several years in business jet operation with DC Aviation (former DaimlerChrysler Aviation), Robert acquired in-depth knowledge and experience in business aircraft maintenance, after sales support, engineering as well as aircraft sales & acquisitions. Currently he is dedicated to supporting the requirements of the business aviation buyer & seller community. Robert resides in Berlin, Germany and predominantly provides his services in Europe, Africa, Middle East as well as EEU/CIS.

Robert holds a B.Sc. Aviation Technology and Management from the Munich University of Applied Sciences.

Tony x
Viswanath Tata 

ASSET SOLUTIONS BOMBARDIER
AND ACJ 220

EXPERIENCE:

Viswanath Tata boasts over four decades of unparalleled expertise in aerospace, a cornerstone for Jet Finance. With 38 years of …

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… experience across esteemed organisations like Pratt and Whitney Canada, Bell Helicopter Textron, Bombardier Aerospace, and Aerospace Concepts LLC, Viswanath has excelled in senior technical and management roles, both domestically and internationally. At Bombardier Aerospace, he led a team in managing Global 7500 Customer Accounts, ensuring customer satisfaction and project success. As Vice President at Aerospace Concepts LLC, he oversaw operations comprehensively, from technical management to program execution, exhibiting strategic acumen and operational excellence.

Even post-retirement, Viswanath commitment to excellence endures, evidenced by his management of Completion Management projects. As an academic, Viswanath’s tenure as a Professor at Concordia University, Montreal, further solidified his industry prowess.

With prestigious degrees in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering from Concordia University, coupled with accolades like the Chait Medal, Viswanath Tata brings a rare blend of technical proficiency, leadership, and academic excellence to the Jet Finance team, poised to revolutionise aerospace financing.

David Wyndham x
DAVID WYNDHAM 

ASSET SOLUTIONS

EXPERIENCE:

David Wyndham has a global and extensive expertise in aircraft sales and acquisitions, asset management, cost and budget analysis and finance fundamentals.

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With several decades supporting aircraft owners and operators in making fully-informed decisions about their aircraft needs, his expertise spans from the flight department and cockpit to the executive boardroom. He is an analytical business partner and aerospace expert with demonstrated excellence in generating revenues, improving competitive advantage, maximizing fleet performance, leading highly productive teams, developing financial strategies and engaging with customers.

David is the founder of David Wyndham + Associates, and previously he was a Co-owner and President of Conklin & de Decker, an industry leading company in aviation research, consulting and education.  The company was bought by JSSI in 2018- During the time with Conkling & de Decker, he consulted with large corporations, individuals, and government agencies on their aircraft needs. In the US Air Force David lead aircrew training and safety, operations scheduling and coordination of flight operations with multinational forces throughout Europe, North America and the Middle East and flew C-130 transports while holding Top Secret/SCI clearance.

He has written over 300 articles (many for AvBuyer), presented seminars, and delivered keynote speeches at aviation events.

David Wood x
DAVID WOOD

ASSET SOLUTIONS

EXPERIENCE:

David has 30+ years of aerospace industry experience and 23 years’ experience at Bombardier and Gulfstream assisting buyers and their technical teams with business …

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… aircraft interior definition and design guidance.

David has launched into production more than 160 large business aircraft and often handled the more complex and super-premium interior completions.

He then accepted a job as a sales engineer at Gulfstream Aerospace supporting the Gulfstream IV and V aircraft.  This role led to jobs of increasing responsibility within the sales support department including Manager of International Sales Development and Director of Product Marketing and Sales Support.  It was at Gulfstream, that David accepted his first job in the aircraft interior business as a Completion Sales Executive.  Among highlights, he defined and sold the interior package for the first Gulfstream V.

David’s boss at the time soon was invited to become the General Manager of the Bombardier Global Completion Centre in Montreal supporting the brand new Global Express aircraft.  The lure of a new and more advanced aircraft along with an offer from his old boss lured David to take an Account Manager job completing Global Express aircraft for Bombardier. He also become proficient at leading Bombardier specification teams in their collaborative work with outside completion centres.

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