To email members of the ISTAT board, access the ISTAT Member Directory.
Leadership
Nominations for ISTAT Board of Directors positions are now closed. Nominees will be presented to the ISTAT membership via email in February of 2023 and will be voted upon via an electronic process. The official voting period will be 20 February through 6 March 2023.
Officers
Dean Gerber
President - Until March 2023
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Valkyrie BTO Aviation
Chicago, IL, USA
Mary Prettyman
Vice President - Until March 2023
Head of Marketing
Pratt & Whitney
East Hartford, CT, USA
Gerry Laderman
Treasurer - Until March 2023
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
United Airlines
Chicago, IL, USA
Marilyn Gan
Secretary - Until March 2023
Senior Vice President and Head of Asia Pacific
Vmo Aircraft Leasing
Singapore
Position Holders
Gerry Butler
Immediate Past President - Until March 2023
Chief Commercial Officer
CALC
Singapore
Peter Huijbers
ISTAT Foundation Chair - Until March 2023
Director
PH Aviation Asia Ltd.
Hong Kong
Bryson Monteleone
Chairman, ISTAT Appraisers Program Board of Governors
Until March 2024
Senior Advisor
Aviation Finance Advisory Services
PwC Ireland
Dunn Long, VA, USA
Directors
Sarah Aoun
Until March 2024
Head of Capital Markets
Airbus
Herndon, VA, USA
Julian Balaam
Until March 2023
Director
Skytech-AIC
Hampshire, England
Peter Blakeney
Until March 2022
Managing Director
Arena Aviation Capital
Dublin, Ireland
Adrian Dharsan
Until March 2025
Head of ASPAC, Sales
DAE Capital
Singapore
Paul Geaney
Until March 2023
President & Chief Commercial Officer
Avolon
New York, NY, USA
Mamoun Kuzbari
Until March 2025
Chief Commercial Officer
Novus Aviation Capital
London, England
Peter Negline
Until March 2024
Brighton, VIC, Australia
Daniel J. Pietrzak
Until March 2023
Director
JetBlue
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, USA
Adam Pilarski
Until March 2025
Senior Vice President, Consulting
AVITAS Inc.
Chantilly, VA, USA
Wolfgang Schmid
Until March 2026
Vice President Sales & Marketing
EFW - Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH
Dresden, Germany
Mylène Scholnick
Until March 2025
Senior Manager, Fleet Transactions and Management
Amazon Air
Seattle, WA, USA
Michael Warner
Until March 2023
Managing Director - Aircraft Programs and Valuations
Boeing Capital Corporation
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