To email members of the ISTAT board, access the ISTAT Member Directory.
Leadership
Officers
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Mary Prettyman
President - Until March 2025
Head of Marketing
Pratt & Whitney
East Hartford, CT, USA
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Marilyn Gan
Vice President - Until March 2025
Senior Vice President and Head of Asia Pacific
Vmo Aircraft Leasing
Singapore
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Gerry Laderman
Treasurer - Until March 2025
Executive Vice President - Finance
United Airlines
Chicago, IL, USA
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Peter Blakeney
Secretary - Until March 2025
Managing Director
Arena Aviation Capital
Dublin, Ireland
Position Holders
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Dean Gerber
Immediate Past President - Until March 2025
Managing Member
Airfin Advisors
Chicago, IL, USA
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Sigthor Einarsson
ISTAT Foundation Chair - Until March 2025
Chairman & Senior Partner
ICELEASE
Reykjavik, Iceland
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Stuart Rubin
Chair, ISTAT Appraisers Program Board of Governors - Until January 2027
Vice President Managing Director Aviation
ICF International
Fairfax, VA, USA
Directors
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Sarah Aoun
Until March 2025
Head of Global Lessor Sales
GE Aerospace
Dubai, UAE
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Julian Balaam
Until March 2025
Director
Skytech-AIC
Winchfield, United Kingdom
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Marine Benoit
Until March 2027
Vice President - Aircraft Leasing and Marketing
Aviation Capital Group
Madrid, Spain
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Sarah Conway
Until March 2027
Independent
London, United Kingdom
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Mamoun Kuzbari
Until March 2025
Chief Commercial Officer
Novus Aviation Capital
London, United Kingdom
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Michael Littleton
Until March 2027
Head of Aircraft Trading
SMBC Aviation Capital
Dublin, Ireland
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Robert Martin
Until March 2028
Independent Investor
Singapore
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Bryson Monteleone
Until March 2027
Senior Advisor, Aviation Finance Advisory Services
PwC Ireland
Dunn Long, VA, USA
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Paul O'Dwyer
Until March 2027
Chief Commercial Officer
ORIX Aviation
Dubai, UAE
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Adam Pilarski
Until March 2025
Senior Vice President, Consulting
AVITAS Inc.
Chantilly, VA, USA
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Paraic Quinn
Until March 2027
Head of Capital Markets & Trading
Avolon
Dublin, Ireland
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Wolfgang Schmid
Until March 2026
Vice President Sales & Marketing
EFW - Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH
Dresden, Germany
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Mylène Scholnick
Until March 2025
Head of Global Fleet & Carriers
Amazon Air
Seattle, WA, USA
Past Presidents
George Dutton – 1983 - 1985
Ronald K. Anderson – 1985 - 1987
Richard L. Spaulding – 1987 - 1989
Anders Folkedal – 1989 - 1991
Stephen J. Fortune – 1991 - 1993
A. Oakley Brooks – 1993 - 1995
Johannes Einarsson – 1995 - 1997
Allen M. Oliver – 1997 - 1999
James E. McMillen – 1999 – 2001
Bill Cumberlidge – 2001 – 2003
Michael A. Metcalf – 2003 – 2005
Thomas W. Heimsoth – 2005 – 2007
Michael Platt – 2007 – 2009
John Vitale – 2009 – 2011
Joseph Ozimek – 2011 – 2013
Jep Thornton – 2013 – 2015
Marc S. Allinson – 2015 – 2017
Douglas W. Runte – 2017 – 2019
Gerry Butler – 2019 – 2021
Dean Gerber – 2021 – 2023