Vertical Aerospace has announced the re-appointment of Dómhnal Slattery as Chairman of its Board of Directors with immediate effect.
Mr Slattery rejoins the Board having previously served as Chairman from January 2022 to August 2023.
According to a company press release:
“Mr Slattery is one the world’s leading aircraft leasing and finance pioneers having founded and built Avolon and SMBC Aviation into leading industry players. Today, they are respectively ranked as the number two and three aircraft leasing companies in the world. He is also CEO and Chairman of Clahane Capital. Vertical will benefit from Mr. Slattery’s extensive leadership and capital markets expertise and, in particular, his understanding of and track record in the global aviation sector. The businesses he has founded and built have collectively raised and deployed over USD75 billion in capital.”
Stephen Welch, the outgoing Chairman, will continue to serve on the Vertical Board as a non-executive director.
For more information
https://vertical-aerospace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Vertical-Aerospace-Appoints-Aviation-Industry-Veteran-Domhnal-Slattery-As-Chairman2.pdf