Greaney, Paul

Firm:	Avolon Holdings Limited
Position:	President & Chief Commercial Officer
Address:	Number One Ballsbridge Building 1 Shelbourne Road Dublin 4 D04 FP65
Phone:	+353 1 231 5800
Personal URL:	https://www.avolon.aero/our-leadership

Career:

Paul Geaney was appointed as Avolon's Chief Commercial Officer in July 2021, adding the role of President in July 2022.

He is responsible for the Commercial Team at Avolon, leading the business's aircraft origination, marketing, and commercial insights activity. He also leads Avolon's eVTOL subsidiary Avolon-e and oversees Avolon's OEM team who manage Avolon's orderbook and aircraft manufacturer relationships.

Paul was a founding member of the Avolon team in May 2010 in the role of Head of Americas; he was then Head of OEM, and latterly Chief Risk Officer.

Before joining Avolon he spent three years with Claret Capital, including a period running one of its aviation related portfolio companies, before becoming a partner at the firm.

Paul began his aviation career in 2002 working for RBS Aviation Capital on its credit and pricing teams and ran RBS's international corporate jet finance business. Paul started his professional career with Merrill Lynch in New York where he worked for its healthcare banking team.

Paul holds a Bachelor in Economics and Politics degree from Trinity College, Dublin, and was on the Board of the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) from 2019 to 2023.