Waypoint Leasing announced the opening of two new regional offices, covering the company’s operations in Australia and Africa/Middle East, respectively.

Waypoint’s Australia office, located in Brisbane, will be launched in April 2016 and led by Waypoint executive Chris Wakefield.

Waypoint’s Africa office, located in Cape Town, South Africa, will be launched in the second quarter of 2016 and led by Waypoint executive Con Barber. In addition to covering Waypoint’s operations across Africa, Barber will also cover the firm’s Middle East operations. To date, Waypoint has 12 aircraft on lease to operators in Africa.

In their respective roles as heads of Waypoint’s regional operations, Wakefield and Barber will report to Clark McGinn, senior vice president of Sales & Relationship Management. Waypoint now maintains offices in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia.

“We are excited to announce our presence in Australia and Africa, and by extension, the Middle East as well. These are important, growing markets and we are further expanding our global reach to better serve our customers,” said McGinn. “Both Chris and Con have extensive knowledge of their respective regions and the overarching helicopter leasing landscape. Bringing in talented people with significant experience is a prudent way to deepen our existing customer relationships, develop new ones and continue expanding throughout Australia, Africa and the Middle East.”

Waypoint Leasing is a global helicopter leasing company headquartered in Limerick, Ireland.