GKR advises aircraft leasing platforms globally on the appointment of senior finance leadership and specialist professionals across core and complex financial disciplines.

We have a strong track record in delivering Chief Financial Officer appointments and in building finance teams spanning accounting, financial planning and analysis, treasury, tax, capital markets, corporate finance, and internal audit. Our work supports both permanent and interim hiring requirements, aligned to portfolio scale, funding strategy, and organisational maturity.

Our consultants understand how finance functions operate in practice within leasing businesses and how they interface with lenders, investors, rating agencies, auditors, and boards. This enables us to assess candidates on technical depth, judgement, and their ability to operate credibly under regulatory, investor, and capital markets scrutiny.

Given the importance of financial leadership to balance sheet resilience, funding access, and shareholder confidence, our approach is defined by discretion, precision, and targeted execution. Boards and investors rely on GKR to appoint finance professionals who strengthen governance, support strategic decision-making, and protect long-term enterprise value.

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GKR advises aircraft leasing platforms globally on the appointment of contract management and lease administration professionals who underpin revenue certainty, covenant compliance, and operational execution.

We recruit across lease administration, contract management, and senior contract leadership functions, supporting permanent, interim, and project-based appointments across all major leasing jurisdictions. Our mandates typically relate to lease onboarding, novations, portfolio acquisitions and disposals, end-of-lease transitions, amendment and waiver management, and ongoing lease compliance.

Our consultants understand how contract management teams operate at the centre of the leasing platform, working closely with legal, commercial, technical, finance, and risk functions. This includes day-to-day exposure to lease abstracts, rent and maintenance reserve billing, covenant tracking, conditions precedent, events of default, side letters, and cross-border documentation standards. As a result, we assess candidates on accuracy, process discipline, and cross-functional effectiveness — recognising that errors in this area directly impact cash flow, asset control, and counterparty risk.

Given the high-volume, detail-sensitive nature of lease administration and the operational risk associated with contract execution, our approach is defined by precision, discretion, and targeted search execution. Boards and management teams rely on GKR to appoint contract management professionals who strengthen controls, reduce execution risk, and support scalable portfolio growth.

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GKR supports aircraft leasing platforms globally in the appointment of senior and specialist risk and credit professionals. We work closely with boards, executive management teams, and investors to identify individuals who can operate effectively within established governance, risk, and credit frameworks while supporting commercial objectives.

We recruit across the full risk function, from experienced analysts and portfolio specialists through to Chief Risk Officers and other senior leadership roles, covering both permanent and interim appointments. Our scope includes Credit Risk, Portfolio Risk, Asset Risk, Counterparty Risk, and Enterprise Risk, reflecting the increasingly integrated nature of risk management within leasing platforms.

Our consultants have a detailed understanding of how risk functions operate in practice within aircraft leasing businesses, including interaction with credit committees, commercial and technical teams, and external stakeholders such as lenders and shareholders. This enables us to assess candidates on judgement, decision-making capability, and credibility at the committee and board level, rather than relying solely on technical credentials.

Given the limited and highly specialised talent pool within leasing risk, our approach is defined by discretion, precision, and targeted execution. This ensures boards can have confidence that appointed individuals will strengthen risk oversight, support sustainable growth, and protect long-term shareholder value.

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