Liam Kavanagh, chief commercial officer of Macquarie AirFinance, will retire with effect from Dec. 31, 2024. Kavanagh will be succeeded by Lynn Guiney, who is currently head of airline marketing at Macquarie AirFinance.
Kavanagh joined Macquarie AirFinance in 2011. As chief commercial officer, Kavanagh has been a driving force behind the commercial strategy, growth and success of Macquarie AirFinance. He leaves after a career spanning 35 years in commercial aircraft finance, leasing and trading, during which time he also served in other leadership roles as managing director and head of aircraft finance for Lloyds Banking Group and, prior to that, as head of aircraft finance for HBOS.
Guiney will be promoted from head of airline marketing to the role of chief commercial officer. Guiney previously held key leadership positions in the sector including leading the EMEA marketing team at Avolon and managing director positions at Standard Chartered Aviation Finance and AWAS (now DAE). She commenced her leasing career as senior vice president, marketing at RBS Aviation Capital (now SMBC Aviation Capital).
“Over the last 13 years, Liam has been an exceptional leader of our commercial airline marketing and aircraft trading activities, building a strong team of professionals dedicated to delivering on our commercial aims with the support of our many airline and lessor partners globally,” Eamonn Bane, CEO of Macquarie AirFinance, said. “We are pleased to be able to turn to someone of Lynn’s caliber to become our new chief commercial officer. Lynn’s deep understanding of our industry makes her exceptionally well-suited to lead our commercial efforts into the future.”
“It has been a privilege to play a part in the growth and development of the business,” Kavanagh said. “I would like to thank everyone for their support and dedication over the years and for the unwavering support of our shareholders at Macquarie, PGGM and ART. We should all be particularly proud of the success in shaping the business into an investment grade rated leasing platform.”
