GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) announced the appointment of Chief Executive Officer
https://www.gdhf-lease.com/gdhf-ceo-press-release
Dublin, 22 April 2024: GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF), a start-up helicopter leasing and finance company based in Dublin, Ireland, today announced the appointment of Michael York as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Michael’s career includes over three decades of leadership experience across aviation, military, business, consulting, finance, commercial roles and senior executive positions in multiple countries. Michael previously served as a military leader, helicopter pilot and fighter pilot, flying and instructing on the F/A-18 Hornet, including three years on exchange flying with the US Navy. Michael holds an MBA (with distinction) from the University of Newcastle, and a Bachelor of Science degree (UNSW). Most recently, Michael achieved great success during a 5-year period as the joint Head of Commercial for the world’s largest helicopter finance company.
Michael York said: “I am honoured to lead GDHF as the founding CEO. My goal is to build the best team and platform in the industry, setting a strong long-term culture of customer focus, trust, integrity, excellence, speed and flexibility. I am confident that this approach will deliver significant value for our customers. GDHF will offer our customers near term availability of the newest technology, efficient, cost-effective, multi-mission helicopters, via an existing order book of
50 x Airbus H160 medium helicopters and a near term additional order of Super Medium helicopters, along with the capacity for GDHF to readily deploy additional capital to meet market requirements for Helicopter financing.”
About GDHF
GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) is a start-up helicopter leasing and finance company based in Dublin, Ireland. GDHF plans to rapidly grow a large portfolio of the newest technology, efficient, cost-effective, multi-mission helicopters, and lease to customers globally.
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