To email members of the ISTAT board, access the ISTAT Member Directory.
Officers
Gerry Laderman
President - Until March 2027
Chief Financial Officer (retired)
Houston, TX, USA
Sarah Aoun
Vice President Strategy - Until March 2027
Head of Global Lessor Sales
GE Aerospace
Dubai, UAE
Mamoun Kuzbari
Treasurer - Until March 2027
Chief Commercial Officer
Novus Aviation Capital
London, United Kingdom
Peter Blakeney
Vice President - Events - Until March 2027
Managing Director
Arena Aviation Capital
Dublin, Ireland
Bryson Monteleone
Secretary - Until March 2027
BPMaero LLC
Dunn Long, VA USA
Position Holders
Mary Prettyman
Immediate Past President - Until March 2027
Head of Marketing
Pratt & Whitney
East Hartford, CT, USA
Kristen Chmielewski
ISTAT Foundation Chair - Until March 2027
Partner
GC Aero Law, LLP
Chicago, IL, USA
Stuart Rubin
Chair, ISTAT Appraisers Program Board of Governors - Until January 2027
Vice President
ICF
Fairfax, VA, USA
Directors
Marine Benoit
Until March 2027
Vice President - Aircraft Leasing and Marketing
Aviation Capital Group
Madrid, Spain
Priscilla Branco
Until March 2029
Senior Vice President Marketing, Latin America & Caribbean
Macquarie AirFinance
São Paulo, Brazil
Sarah Conway
Until March 2027
Senior Director
Hamburg Commercial Bank
London, United Kingdom
Darren Hulst
Until March 2029
Vice President - Commercial Marketing
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Sammamish, WA, USA
Michael Littleton
Until March 2027
Head of Aircraft Trading
SMBC Aviation Capital
Dublin, Ireland
Takamasa Marito
Until March 2029
Joint General Manager Aviation Finance
Tokyo Century Corporation
Tokyo, Japan
Robert Martin
Until March 2028
Independent Investor
Singapore
Paul O'Dwyer
Until March 2027
Chief Commercial Officer
ORIX Aviation
Dubai, UAE
Paraic Quinn
Until March 2027
Head of Capital Markets & Trading
Avolon
Dublin, Ireland
Christine Rovelli
Until March 2029
Senior Vice President, Consulting
Finnair
Finland
Wolfgang Schmid
Until March 2026
Ex-Vice President Sales & Marketing for Airbus Conversions
EFW - Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH
Dresden, Germany
Mylène Scholnick
Until March 2029
Head of Global Fleet & Carriers
Amazon Air
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
Dean Gerber – 2021 – 2023
Mary Prettyman – 2023 – 2025