13 September 2019:Contrail Aviation Support has appointed commercial aircraft marketing executive Mark Shaw as Vice President of Regional Marketing - EMEA of Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC
In his new role, Shaw will look after airline marketing, business development strategy and revenue-generation initiatives in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. These initiatives consist of targeting mid-life/end-of-life narrow-body A320/B737 family aircraft and associated engine assets for acquisition - either naked or with leases attached.
Shaw has a 35-year long career and has developed long-established and extensive contacts at the CEO, CFO, and Vice President-level with all major and second and third tier airlines. Shaw is an expert in commercial aircraft leasing, finance and maintenance spanning all the major markets worldwide, including Europe, the United States, Latin America, and the Middle East, managing and closing over $2 billion in aircraft and engine transactions.
Most recently Shaw was the Marketing Director at Stratos (Monaco) where he was responsible for business development and key airline client relationships within Stratos' commercial aircraft finance, advisory and aircraft sales/leasing activities.
Contrail's Kevin Milligan, VP of Corporate Development & Marketing said, "Mark is well-known throughout our global industry. He joins Contrail with a wealth of experience. He has tremendous reach resulting from his long-established and broad-based contacts at all the major airlines and the top aircraft leasing and financial outlets - all of which make him an invaluable asset to the Contrail team. We're very excited about his appointment, especially because he significantly and rapidly expands our global activities with a European presence, and can hit the ground running targeting meaningful revenue-generation activities."
Mark Shaw said, "Contrail has established an impressive track record of business development and positive momentum as it enters its 20th year of operations. Its success has been achieved through deep industry knowledge and long-standing relationships combined with a flexible, creative and customer-focused approach to doing business - all characteristics that continue to be as important as ever in a constantly-changing competitive landscape."
Mark continued, "I am delighted and excited to be joining such an accomplished team and look forward to increasing Contrail's global footprint. The company is well-positioned to continue expanding its role as a solutions-oriented, business partner to the world's airlines and MROs through its asset acquisition, leasing and management strategies and as a renowned supplier of aftermarket engine components worldwide."