John McMahon Bio

CEO
Genesis Lease
john.mcmahon@genesislease.com

John McMahon has 22 years of global experience in the aviation industry. Immediately prior to joining our company, Mr. McMahon was founder and managing director of an aviation consulting firm that was engaged by GECAS to assist with our formation and IPO.

Mr. McMahon began his aviation career in 1986 at Ireland's national airline, Aer Lingus, where his experience included responsibility for fleet planning and route planning. In 1990, he joined GPA Group, then the world's leading aircraft lessor, and transferred to GECAS upon its formation in 1993 when it assumed management responsibility for GPA's aircraft lease portfolio.

In 1995, Mr. McMahon joined the Daimler-Benz (now Daimler) project team to establish its associated aircraft leasing company, debis AirFinance (now AerCap) in Amsterdam. He was instrumental in growing the company from a start-up into a major global player. In 2003, he moved from his position as Managing Director of debis AirFinance to become Deputy Director of Structured Asset Finance at Lloyds TSB Bank plc in London. He founded AVIMCO in 2004, through which he acted as consultant to private equity on a number of large-scale aviation investment projects.

Mr. McMahon received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the National University of Ireland and graduate diplomas in accounting and finance (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), management (University of Dublin, Trinity College) and computer modeling & simulation (University of Dublin, Trinity College). He has also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Institute of Directors in Ireland.