Aviation Capital Group (ACG), a global full-service aircraft asset manager, appointed Rob Downes to a newly created role of chief OEM officer.
In this role, Downes will lead ACG’s engagement with OEMs, focusing on key partnerships and supporting coordination across ACG on OEM-related priorities.
“As a leading global aircraft lessor, our relationships with OEMs are foundational to our long-term success,” Thomas Baker, president and CEO of ACG, said. “This role reinforces both the importance of those relationships and the need for focused senior leadership as the industry works through continued supply chain challenges.”
Downes said, “The strength of our OEM relationships is central to our long-term growth strategy, notwithstanding the current supply chain and reliability challenges. I look forward to working closely with our OEM partners to tackle these challenges together and to help position ACG for continued success.”
Downes joined ACG in 2018 and has held a number of senior roles across the business, most recently as chief investment officer and member of the senior leadership team. He began his career with Airbus in 2001 before moving to the lessor AWAS in 2011.
