Vmo Aircraft Leasing, a San Francisco-based aircraft leasing company, appointed Meghan O’Connor to the newly created role of senior vice president and head of capital markets. O’Connor will oversee corporate finance transactions and capital markets activities for the lessor’s platform.

“With Meghan, we are welcoming yet another proven leader to our growing management team,” Robert Brown, CEO of Vmo Aircraft Leasing, said, adding that the expanded team is focused on building up Vmo’s position in the marketplace and executing on its strategy to tap into market opportunities as the industry begins to rebound.

O’Connor joined Vmo Aircraft Leasing from Citi, where she was managing director in the industrials corporate and investment banking group. She has a track record of conducting transactions for transportation clients across the airline, aircraft leasing and shipping sectors.

“Meghan’s tremendous talent and capital markets expertise will pave the way for the continued deepening of our relationships with existing corporate and investing partners while spearheading initiatives to expand Vmo’s capital markets presence, progress portfolio diversification and advance environmental, social and governance-related efforts,” Sean Sullivan, chief commercial officer of Vmo Aircraft Leasing, said.

During nearly a decade and a half at Citi, working from both the New York and London offices, O’Connor coordinated the execution of highly structured debt financing transactions for aviation clients, including public bond and loan issuances for U.S. airline and aircraft lessors, ABS and EETC transactions and pre-delivery payment facilities.

“I am thrilled to be joining the business during such an unprecedented period for the industry,” O’Connor said. “Vmo has tremendous momentum and I look forward to working collaboratively with our executive team to support the global airline industry’s recovery by working alongside carriers, lessors and investors to provide flexible and efficient financial solutions that meet the aviation community’s evolving needs.”

O’Connor is a member of ISTAT and the Advancing Women in Aviation Roundtable and has participated in the “Women on Wall Street” series.