


Gerry is the CEO of Fexco Aviation Services Ltd since January 2019. Prior to joining FAVS, Gerry was Managing Director of PAFS Ireland Ltd. for which he established the Irish office in 2007. He has over 30 years’ experience in aviation management, financial services, and reporting.
Gerry received his Bachelor of Business Studies degree from the University of Limerick and is a fellow member of Chartered Accountants Ireland. He joined BDO in 1989 and joined GPA Group (“GPA”), then the world’s leading aircraft leasing company, on secondment in 1991 in the run up to its proposed IPO.
In 1996, Gerry worked on the creation of Airplanes Group, an Aircraft asset backed securitization comprising 229 aircraft and over $4.08 billion in Debt and Equity, which was used to raise funds to enable GPA to repay its third-party debt. At GPA and its successor companies, AerFi Group, debis AirFinance and AerCap, Gerry held various roles and by 2007, headed up the Finance and Third-Party Securitization Operations for AerCap in Ireland.

Denis was appointed Chairperson of Fexco in January 2022. Prior to this Denis served as CEO of Fexco from January 2015 having previously held the position of Non-Executive Director. Denis has a degree in Mathematics and founded Annadale Technologies, a software development company specialising in the design and development of web-based transaction processing applications. Denis also founded Aviso, a payments software company.

Martin is a Member of the Fexco Group Executive and Managing Director of Fexco Offshore Renewable Energy, Fexco Managed Services and Fexco Advisory Services. He spent most of his career working in Consultancy, Service Management, Service Delivery and Commercial Management Roles in Ireland and Internationally across multiple industries including Financial Services, Energy Sector, Utilities Sector, Sustainability Sector, Retail Sector, Travel Sector, Aviation Sector, and the Public Sector.
From Cork, he studied Computer Science in UCC and is a Certified Service Management and Project Management Professional.

Michael is a financial services professional with extensive experience gained with Deutsche Bank. As Chief country officer for Ireland, he led a team which established and operated two financial services businesses as well as the delivery of centralised services for Deutsche Bank internationally. Mr Whelan has been appointed as a board member and in some cases acted as Chairman of numerous Investment Funds and SPV’s. He started his career with the Central Bank before setting up and becoming Managing Director of the Irish Futures and Options Exchange. He holds a Commerce Degree from University College Dublin and is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Our Management Team

Gerry is the CEO of Fexco Aviation Services Ltd since January 2019. Prior to joining FAVS, Gerry was Managing Director of PAFS Ireland Ltd. for which he established the Irish office in 2007. He has over 30 years’ experience in aviation management, financial services, and reporting.x
Gerry received his Bachelor of Business Studies degree from the University of Limerick and is a fellow member of Chartered Accountants Ireland. He joined BDO in 1989 and joined GPA Group (“GPA”), then the world’s leading aircraft leasing company, on secondment in 1991 in the run up to its proposed IPO.
In 1996, Gerry worked on the creation of Airplanes Group, an Aircraft asset backed securitization comprising 229 aircraft and over $4.08 billion in Debt and Equity, which was used to raise funds to enable GPA to repay its third-party debt. At GPA and its successor companies, AerFi Group, debis AirFinance and AerCap, Gerry held various roles and by 2007, headed up the Finance and Third-Party Securitization Operations for AerCap in Ireland.

Catherine is a qualified Chartered Accountant. Upon successful completion of a Bachelor of Science in Financial Mathematics from the University of Limerick, she completed a Post Graduate Professional Diploma in Accounting. Catherine went on to complete her training contract with EY Dublin in the Wealth and Asset Management Department.
Following this, she worked as a Fund Accountant in Davidson Kempner, an Investment Manager based in Dublin, before joining Fexco Aviation Services in September 2022.

Tara is a qualified Chartered Accountant since 2016. Having obtained her Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Accounting and Finance degree from the Limerick Institute of Technology in 2012, she trained with BDO as an Auditor and went on to work as Assistant Manager in the Audit Department, managing clients across a broad range of sectors.
Tara also has a number of years’ experience in the management of all aspects of financial and cash reporting for a number of Aviation ABS and non-ABS structures. She worked in PAFS Ireland from 2017, prior to joining Fexco on 1 April 2020. Tara brings a wealth of knowledge and experience at a senior level to the team in terms of both ABS and non-ABS Financings.

Rebecca is a qualified Chartered Accountant. Upon successful completion of a Bachelor of Business Studies (with a major in accounting and finance) degree from the University of Limerick, she completed her training contract with Deloitte Ireland LLP. During her time in Deloitte, she worked in the audit department and her portfolio of clients spanned across a broad range of industries.
Rebecca joined Fexco Aviation Services in May 2021 and is working on a variety ABS and non-ABS financing as well as the onboarding of new clients.

Daniel is a leasing industry veteran with several years’ experience in the Aviation ABS outsourcing business. He also brings a wealth of operational experience having held the position of Head of Lease Operations with DAE in Dubai.
Daniel completed his undergraduate degree in Law and Accounting at the University of Limerick in 2012 and later qualified as a Chartered Accountant, post his traineeship with Grant Thornton in 2016 where he led many senior audit engagements across multiple industries. He later worked for PAFS Ireland before making a move overseas to the UAE for a five-year stint with DAE. He returned to Ireland in 2022 and joined Fexco Aviation Services.

Karl is a Chartered Certified Accountant and joined Fexco in January 2020. His journey into the aviation industry began with Aer Rianta International in 2004 where he was involved in buying and logistics for international Duty-Free Stores. He is a Senior Accountant with several years’ experience with Dublin Airport Authority outsourced Shared Services Centre in Limerick. Has worked in accounting, budgeting, cash reporting, tenders, and numerous projects over the years.
Our Strength Lies in the Experience of Our People
Fexco Aviation Services has experienced personnel with peerless industry knowledge. Our staff have unlimited industry contacts with lessors and owners, along with advisors in the areas of legal, finance and investment banking. With unrivalled experience and market connections, our people have decades of experience gained in actual aircraft leasing companies in a variety of roles which can be applied to providing the best in class Managing Agent servicing.
Fexco Aviation Services is part of the Fexco Group and has the backing of the full suite of Fexco Group support functions including Legal and Compliance, Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, & PR.
