Global Jet Capital appointed Mike Christie vice president Sales, Midwest U.S. Christie is a financial services veteran with more than 20 years of experience serving clients in the middle market, large corporate and high net worth individual markets.

Prior to joining Global Jet Capital, Christie led a team of middle market relationship managers for Huntington Bank in Columbus, OH. He will cover 12 Midwest states, as well as Kentucky with Global Jet Capital. With the region including Illinois, Michigan and Ohio, he will cover states that have some of the largest business aircraft fleets in the U.S.

Before his role at Huntington Bank, Christie was vice president, Special Assets, at US Bank. During the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis he helped to resolve just under $500 million in distressed middle market and commercial real estate credits for the bank.

Christie’s career started at GE Capital where he held a series of roles advancing from sales trainee to sales representative to sales team leader. He will report to Steve Day, Global Jet Capital’s head of Sales –North, Central and South America.

Days said, “Mike is bringing a wealth of expertise to this role and we are sure he will be a valuable addition to the Global Jet Capital team. He has experience with exactly the right mix of customers which we serve, and his record in meeting the needs of those customers has delivered significant growth in his previous roles.”

Christie said, “Global Jet Capital is a very exciting business in a sector which looks well set for growth and I am delighted to be joining one of strongest teams in the industry. I look forward to working with our clients to help them structure the financing of their aircraft and
help them maximize the returns from their asset.”