It was today announced that John Bordeaux has been appointed as GECAS’ Chief Investment Officer.  He will take up the role from April 2020.

In this role, Bordeaux will be responsible for the various teams that are involved in making our portfolio and investment decisions, namely Aircraft Trading, Commercial Operations and Portfolio Strategy. Having all these under one leader will ensure we take a holistic view of our portfolio and buy-hold-sell decisions.

Bordeaux is currently the Global Financial Planning & Analysis Leader of GE Capital, a role he has held since May 2018. Prior to this, he has held several key roles in Finance and Capital Markets, namely serving in Managing Director roles in GE Energy Financial Services (EFS) and serving as Finance Leader for GE’s Global Growth Sales & Project Finance team.  Bordeaux started his GE career in GECAS in 2008 as VP Transaction Advisory. He is a graduate of Loyola University in Maryland and is also a graduate of GE’s Experienced Financial Leadership Program.

Speaking on the appointment, Greg Conlon, CEO, GECAS said, “I am delighted to announce John Bordeaux as Chief Investment Officer. This newly created role will be pivotal to our business and John‘s extensive experience will further strengthen GECAS’ position and help drive execution on our priorities.”