People: Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC.W)
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13.63USD
13 May 2013
13.63USD
13 May 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Charles Willis |
63 | 2011 | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer |
Donald Nunemaker |
64 | 2011 | President |
Bradley Forsyth |
46 | 2007 | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President |
Judith Webber |
60 | 2005 | Senior Vice President-Technical Services |
Dean Poulakidas |
2013 | General Counsel | |
Austin Willis |
31 | 2008 | Director |
W. William Coon |
72 | 2003 | Independent Director |
Hans Hunziker |
62 | 2006 | Independent Director |
Gerard Laviec |
72 | 2002 | Independent Director |
Robert Morris |
63 | 2006 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Charles Willis |
Mr. Charles F. Willis, IV is the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Willis Lease Finance Corp. He is the founder of Willis Lease, has served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director since the incorporation in 1985, served as President until July 2011 (when Donald A. Nunemaker was promoted to that position), and has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1996. Mr. Willis has over 40 years of experience in the aviation industry. From 1975 to 1985, Mr. Willis served as president of Willis Lease's predecessor, Charles F. Willis Company, which purchased, financed and sold a variety of commercial transport aircraft and provided consulting services to the aviation industry. During 1974, Mr. Willis operated a small business not involved in the aviation industry. From 1972 through 1973, Mr. Willis was Assistant Vice President of Sales at Seaboard World Airlines, a freight carrier. From 1965 through 1972, he held various positions at Alaska Airlines, including positions in the flight operations, sales and marketing departments. |
Donald Nunemaker |
Mr. Donald A. Nunemaker is President of Willis Lease Finance Corporation. Prior to his appointment as President, he served as General Manager—Leasing until July 2011, as Chief Operating Officer until September of 2006, and prior to that as Chief Administrative Officer until March 2001. Mr. Nunemaker also served on the Board of Directors from June to November 2000. Mr. Nunemaker is responsible for managing the day-to-day operation and has been involved in the equipment leasing industry since 1973. From 1995 to 1996, Mr. Nunemaker was President and CEO of LeasePartners, Inc., a leasing company based in Burlingame, California, which was acquired in 1996 by Newcourt Credit Group. From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Nunemaker was Executive Vice President of Concord Asset Management, Inc., an aircraft and computer leasing subsidiary of Concord Leasing, Inc., which was owned by the HSBC Group. Before joining Concord in 1990, Mr. Nunemaker was President and CEO of Banc One Leasing Corporation of New Jersey. Prior to that he spent thirteen years with Chase Manhattan Leasing Company in a variety of senior line and staff positions. Mr. Nunemaker has a Master of Business Administration Degree from Indiana University. |
Bradley Forsyth |
Mr. Bradley S. Forsyth is the Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Willis Lease Finance Corporation. Mr. Forsyth joined the company in January 2007, bringing more than 14 years of experience in the finance and aviation industries. Mr. Forsyth is responsible for the capital markets, finance, treasury, accounting, risk management and systems functions of the Company. Prior to joining Willis Lease from 1994 to 2006, he served as Vice President of Finance for Standard Aero, an international aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul services provider, providing financial management support to nine business units with $800 million in annual sales. Prior to that, he was with PriceWaterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) practicing in their audit and tax departments. He is a Chartered Accountant and graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree. |
Judith Webber |
Ms. Judith M. Webber is Senior Vice President - Technical Services of Willis Lease Finance Corporation. She has been with the Company since 1996 overseeing the technical aspects of the business. Ms. Webber has more than 40 years of experience in aircraft and engine maintenance. Before joining the Company, she was Powerplant Technical Services Manager at Hawaiian Airlines for 9 years. Ms. Webber also worked in the Canadian High Arctic and Northern Canada for a number of years and served for 2 years as an Airworthiness Inspector for Transport Canada. She started her aviation career by serving in the Royal Air Force as an Aircraft Propulsion Technician for 8.5 years. She holds an FAA Airframe and Powerplant license and previously held both Transport Canada and British CAA Aircraft Maintenance Engineer licenses. |
Dean Poulakidas |
Mr. Dean Poulakidas has been appointed as General Counsel of Willis Lease Finance Corp. effective March 31, 2013. Prior to joining Willis Lease in September 2011, Poulakidas was Vice President and Corporate Counsel with International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), where he managed a wide variety of aviation transactions working with airlines, OEMs, purchasers, financiers, service providers and aviation authorities in many jurisdictions around the world. Prior to ILFC, he was a Senior Associate with the Corporate, Securities and Financial Institutions Practice Group of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro where his transactional experience included Latin American, European, and Asian joint ventures, as well as international and domestic mergers and acquisitions. Poulakidas earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Los Angeles, his masters from Columbia University and his law degree from the University of California's Hastings College of Law in San Francisco. |
Austin Willis |
Mr. Austin C. Willis is a Director of Willis Lease Finance Corporation in December 2008. Mr. Willis is the founder of and has, since 2004, served as the president of JT Power LLC, a privately held company engaged in the business of selling commercial jet turbine engine parts and leasing commercial aircraft. Mr. Willis has, since 2006, also owned and served as Chief Executive Officer of Aviation Management LLC, an aviation consulting firm. Mr. Willis holds a bachelor's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science where he studied finance and industrial relations. |
W. William Coon |
Mr. W. William Coon, Jr. is an Independent Director of Willis Lease Finance Corporation. He spent 34 years at GE Aircraft Engines ("GEAE"), a division of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), where he served in numerous management positions. Prior to retiring from GEAE in 2000, Mr. Coon was General Manager for Small Commercial Aircraft Services. From 1984 to 1998 he served as Director of Product Support, where he was responsible for supplying global services to the company's regional airline customers. Mr. Coon holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Masters in Business Administration from Xavier University. |
Hans Hunziker |
Mr. Hans Joerg Hunziker is an Independent Director of Willis Lease Finance Corp since 2006. He was elected a Class II Director at the 2006 Annual Meeting. Since 2002, Mr. Hunziker has been the owner and CEO of HLF Aviation GmbH (formerly known as Hunziker Lease & Finance), a company he founded in Switzerland which offers independent business consulting services to the aviation industry. From 1998 to 2002, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Flightlease AG Ltd., a public company involved in aircraft leasing as a subsidiary of SAirGroup whose headquarters are in Zurich, Switzerland. From 1998 to 2001, he was also co-CEO of GATX Flightlease Management GmbH, an asset management and commercial aircraft leasing company. From 1996 to 1998, he was the Chief Financial Officer of SAirServices Ltd., a group of companies including aircraft maintenance and overhaul, ground handling services, information technology and real estate, and Managing Director of SAirServices Invest Ltd. From 1991 to 1996, he was Chief Financial Officer of Swissair Associated Companies Ltd., a group of 150 companies, primarily in the hotel, catering (Gate Gourmet) and trading business. Mr. Hunziker holds a master's degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Zurich. He also received the equivalent of a doctoral degree from the University of Zurich, after completion of his thesis on Strategic Planning in the Airline Industry. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Jetbird AG from 2006-2009, and was also previously a member of the Board of Directors of each of FlightTechnics LLC, Delaware, Swissport Brazil Ltd., Polygon Insurance Company Ltd. and Gotland Shipping AG. |
Gerard Laviec |
Mr. Gérard Laviec is an Independent Director of Willis Lease Finance Corporation in February 2002. In 2001, Mr. Laviec retired from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of CFM International, a partnership between General Electric Company and SNECMA and a supplier of engines for commercial jets. Mr. Laviec joined the CFM-56 Program in 1976 in its incipient phase. From 1983 to 1995, he served as General Manager in product support engineering, business operations, sales and marketing, and was named President and Chief Executive Officer of CFM International in 1995. Mr. Laviec also served as the Chairman of the Board of Shannon Engine Support, a wholly-owned CFM International subsidiary in Ireland, from 1995 until 2001. Mr. Laviec is a graduate of INSA Lyon, France with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He served in the French Air Force as a Flight Officer in Search and Rescue teams prior to joining SNECMA. He is a Knight for the French National Order of Merit. |
Robert Morris |
Mr. Robert T. Morris is an Independent Director of Willis Lease Finance Corporation. He is currently President of Robert Morris & Company, a company he founded in 1992. He joined Union Bank of California Leasing in 2004 to establish an innovative equipment leasing group, and served as its President through March 2007. Prior to joining Union Bank of California Leasing, he was a consultant to more than 25 commercial banks for their equipment leasing operations over a 12 year period. He has also worked for Bank of San Francisco, Bank of Montreal and GATX Leasing Corporation. Mr. Morris holds a master's degree from the American Graduate School of International Management and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Denver with majors in Economics, Political Science and History. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Charles Willis |
4,043,420 |
Donald Nunemaker |
1,193,030 |
Bradley Forsyth |
899,380 |
Judith Webber |
584,724 |
Dean Poulakidas |
-- |
Austin Willis |
-- |
W. William Coon |
-- |
Hans Hunziker |
-- |
Gerard Laviec |
-- |
Robert Morris |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Charles Willis |
955,859 | 4,854,530 |
Donald Nunemaker |
475,673 | 1,403,910 |
Bradley Forsyth |
0 | 0 |
Judith Webber |
97,906 | 324,755 |
Dean Poulakidas |
0 | 0 |
Austin Willis |
0 | 0 |
W. William Coon |
0 | 0 |
Hans Hunziker |
0 | 0 |
Gerard Laviec |
0 | 0 |
Robert Morris |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
NUNEMAKER DONALD A |
3,200 | $13.70 |
NUNEMAKER DONALD A |
1,314 | $13.70 |
NUNEMAKER DONALD A |
1,314 | $9.20 |
NUNEMAKER DONALD A |
3,200 | $9.20 |
NUNEMAKER DONALD A |
699 | $14.52 |
NUNEMAKER DONALD A |
699 | $9.20 |
NUNEMAKER DONALD A |
716 | $14.50 |
NUNEMAKER DONALD A |
716 | $9.20 |
NUNEMAKER DONALD A |
112 | $14.14 |
NUNEMAKER DONALD A |
112 | $9.20 |
LAVIEC GERARD |
1,763 | $4.92 |
LAVIEC GERARD |
587 | $4.92 |
HUNZIKER HANS JOERG |
1,000 | $14.31 |
LAVIEC GERARD |
587 | $14.31 |
POULAKIDAS DEAN MICHAEL |
15,000 | $14.40 |
NUNEMAKER DONALD A |
15,000 | $14.40 |
FORSYTH BRADLEY STEWART |
5,000 | $14.40 |
WILLIS CHARLES F IV |
65,000 | $14.40 |
WEBBER JUDITH M |
5,000 | $14.40 |
LAVIEC GERARD |
500 | $15.38 |
LAVIEC GERARD |
500 | $4.92 |
LAVIEC GERARD |
1,000 | $4.92 |
LAVIEC GERARD |
1,000 | $15.24 |
WEBBER JUDITH M |
1,067 | $14.97 |
HUNZIKER HANS JOERG |
500 | $15.06 |
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