Meet Our Team
We are an entrepreneurial team led by industry veterans with a shared history of success and a wealth of experience in aircraft leasing.
OUR MOST HIGHLY VALUED ASSETS
Senior Vice President
– Finance
Sean Ewing
Sean joined Azorra in January 2024 and serves as our Senior Vice President – Finance.
Sean has over 18 years of aviation, transportation, and broader financial services experience. Prior to joining Azorra, Sean served as Chief Financial Officer at Voyager Aviation Holdings. Prior to working at Voyager Aviation Holdings, Sean served as a Managing Director in the Investment Bank at Deutsche Bank for over 11 years where he executed numerous transactions for leasing companies across aviation and other transport sectors. Sean previously worked as Vice President in Citi’s Investment Banking division.
Sean holds a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago. Sean has lived and studied in London and Singapore.
Senior Vice President
– Operations
Susan Geitzenauer
Susan joined Azorra in December 2024 and serves as our Senior Vice President – Operations.
Susan has over 30 years of experience in commercial aircraft leasing, and prior to Azorra, served as the Chief Operating Officer at Zephyrus Aviation Capital where she directed all aspects of legal, compliance, insurance, IT, systems, facilities, and administration operations.
Susan’s aviation career began at International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), where she advanced from finance to contract management, and subsequently held legal and transaction management roles at Fafinski Mark & Johnson, CIT Aerospace, Avolon and Castlelake.
When not entrenched in all things aviation, Susan can often be found rehearsing or performing as part of a yacht rock cover band in Minneapolis, and at least once a year, with the ISTAT band.
Senior Vice President
– Marketing
CATHAL KYLE
Cathal joined Azorra in December 2022 and now serves as our Senior Vice President – Marketing.
Prior to Azorra, Cathal had a successful 19-year career at Airbus leading various roles of increasing responsibility in transaction risk, airline analysis, customer finance and aircraft sales and most recently as Senior Sales Director - Leasing where Cathal successfully sold more than 150 A220 and A320neo family aircraft to various leasing companies.
Cathal has a Bachelor of Arts degree (Hons) in Economics and German from University College Dublin, a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Birmingham and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland (FCA).
Senior Vice President
– Legal
Lisa MccArthy
Lisa joined Azorra in January 2024 and serves as our Senior Vice President – Legal.
Lisa has over 15 years of aviation financing and leasing experience. Prior to joining Azorra, Lisa served as General Counsel at Voyager Aviation Holdings. Prior to working at Voyager Aviation Holdings, Lisa was with the law firm of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. Prior to her time at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Lisa served as the General Counsel of Global Jet Capital, Inc. with an expansive focus on international aircraft leasing transactions. She began her aviation career as Senior Counsel for the Corporate Aircraft division at GE Capital with a focus primarily on domestic aircraft financing.
Lisa holds a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University.
Senior Vice President
– Marketing
RACHAEL MILLER
Rachael joined Azorra in January 2024 and serves as our Senior Vice President – Marketing.
Rachael has nearly 20 years of experience in aviation, having formerly worked for an OEM, an MRO, and an engine lessor. Prior to joining Azorra, Rachael served as Senior Vice President - Commercial at Voyager Aviation Holdings, and prior to this role managed the European region as Marketing Director at Rolls-Royce & Partners Finance.
Rachael holds a Master of Science in Supply Chain from the University of Staffordshire and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from the University of Northumbria.
Senior Vice President
– Trading & Sustainability
OSCAR MIÖRNER
Oscar joined Azorra in August 2023 and serves as our Senior Vice President – Trading and Sustainability.
Oscar brings over 18 years of aircraft leasing experience where he has developed an extensive network while originating deals around with airlines in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining Azorra, Oscar was the Managing Director - Head of Marketing RMEA at Nordic Aviation Capital. Oscar started his career at Jetscape and spent 11 years working in Marketing and Finance helping to successfully grow the Jetscape platform.
Oscar has a Master of Economics and Finance from Jönköping International Business School in Jönköping, Sweden.
Leadership
Female
30
Male
29
Languages Spoken
38
Nationalities
23
Year Track Record
40+
Our entrepreneurial team boasts a track record of success that spans over 40 years in the industry.
Our Team
Nicole Adrien
Nicole Adrien has served as an Azorra board member since May 2021. Ms. Adrien is currently an Advisory Partner of Oaktree Capital Management and previously served as the firm’s Chief Product Officer and Global Head of Client Relations. Ms. Adrien’s career spans over 25 years in financial services, including roles focused on corporate strategy, business and product development, corporate communications, investor relations, technology and operations. In addition to her role as CPO and Global Head of Client Relations at Oaktree, Ms. Adrien also co-chaired the firm’s management committee and served as a member of its Senior Leadership Council, Operations Committee, Growth Strategy Committee, and Crisis Management Team.
Ms. Adrien is NACD Directorship Certified and in 2024 was named to 50/50 Women on Boards’ 50 Women to Watch for Boards list, which highlights exceptionally qualified women leaders from various sectors across North America. Ms. Adrien holds a B.A. degree magna cum laude from Duke University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management, where she was an Anderson Fellow and recipient of the J. Fred Weston Award for Excellence in Finance.
David Brown
David Brown has served as an Azorra board member since February 2021. Mr. Brown is a managing director within Oaktree’s Global Private Debt strategy. Prior to this role, he served as a managing director for the firm’s Global Opportunities group in Los Angeles. Mr. Brown returned to the Oaktree in 2016 from Glendon Capital Management, where he was a principal. Prior thereto, he held roles at Citigroup Global Markets and at Goldman, Sachs & Co. He holds a B.A. degree in economics from Yale University and an M.B.A. from New York University. Mr. Brown is a board member of Azzora Aviation and Accurus Aerospace.
John formerly held roles in marketing for several Lessors including International Lease Finance Corporation where he was integral in strategic business planning and major aircraft acquisitions.
John’s passion for aviation also extends to his FBO business, Jetscape Services, located at Fort Lauderdale International Airport.
John founded Azorra and is responsible for business performance and investor relations. John is additionally active in key aircraft and customer acquisitions.
John’s 30 years in commercial aircraft leasing includes the start-up, development, and sale of two successful leasing companies. Prior to establishing Azorra, John founded Jetscape Aviation Group, which was subsequently sold to a European Lessor in 2016. John also served as President and CEO of Indigo Aviation AB and oversaw its sale to AerFi PLC in 1999.
John Evans
M&A transactions, both domestic and cross border, in the aviation industry and other sectors.
Prior to joining Azorra, Ken engaged in the private practice of law for 35 years, including as a partner of Greenberg Traurig, a major international law firm, for over 28 years. Ken also served as a director of Jetscape Aviation Group until its 2016 sale. Ken holds a Bachelor of Art from Tulane University and a J.D. from University of Miami.
Ken joined Azorra in August 2018 and serves as our Chief Legal Officer, with responsibility for legal and transaction management, compliance and corporate affairs.
Ken brings over 30 years of aviation industry experience, including advising airlines, leasing companies and private clients on the purchase, sale and leasing of aircraft, engines and other aviation equipment, financings, joint ventures and strategic alliances, OEM purchases and support agreements and general corporate matters. Ken also has significant capital markets and M&A experience, including public and private equity and debt offerings, securitizations and public and private
Ken Hoffman
Mr. Mikes graduated with a B.A. degree in legal studies with high honors from the University of California, Berkeley. He went on to graduate summa cum laude with a J.D. from the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law, where he was a member of the Arizona Law Review and Order of the Coif. Mr. Mikes is a member of the State Bars of New York and California.
Jordan Mikes has served as an Azorra board member since February 2021. Mr. Mikes is a managing director in Oaktree’s Opportunities group in Los Angeles where he provides dedicated private equity, finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities and restructuring transactional advice and assists with the management of strategy operations. He also serves on several Oaktree portfolio company boards of directors across a number of market sectors. Prior to joining the firm in 2013, Mr. Mikes worked as an associate in the New York and Los Angeles offices of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where his practice focused on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, general securities law and corporate governance.
Jordan Mikes
Most recently, Ms. Montana served as Senior Vice President of Finance. In that role she was responsible for driving the airline’s overall financial performance, including leading the Division Finance, Financial Planning and Analysis and Corporate Development teams.
Ms. Montana serves as an Ambassador for Airlink, a rapid-response humanitarian relief organization that works with aviation and logistics partners to help non-governmental organizations responding to communities in crisis around the globe.
Meghan Montana has served as an Azorra board member since March 2023. Meghan is Norwegian’s Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. In this role she is responsible for leading enterprise transformation across Strategy, Corporate Development, Long-Range Planning, and Analytics. She is also responsible for leading the Destinations and Shore Experiences business, repositioning the team to affect a tri brand approach with consistent and high-quality experiences for guests (~$600m revenue contributor).
Prior to joining Norwegian, Ms. Montana spent seven years at American Airlines in senior finance roles.
Meghan Montana
Mr. Neeleman then founded JetBlue Airways in New York and spent a decade as Chief Executive Officer (1998 to 2007) and Chairman (2002 to 2008). An amazing success by any measure, JetBlue was an instant hit with travelers and was the first airline to earn $100 million annually within five years, thus becoming a “major” airline fastest.
After JetBlue, it was Brazil’s turn to experience Mr. Neeleman's magic in bringing new planes and low fares to many markets that had never seen nonstop service. Azul, launched in 2008, now serves more than 100 destinations with an operating fleet of more than 140 aircraft, including Brazilian-built Embraer E-190 and E-195 jets, and ATR-72s.
Breeze began commercial service in May 2021 and now operates more than 300 routes in 84 cities across the USA, Mexico, and the Caribbean. With Breeze, Mr. Neeleman continues to re-invent low cost travel with nonstop service between secondary and tertiary markets across the USA. Breeze currently operates a fleet of 56 Airbus A220-300 and Embraer 190/195 aircraft, with confirmed orders for a total of 90 A220s.
David Neeleman has served as an Azorra board member since June 2022. David Neeleman is that rarest of entrepreneurs, a man who has created and launched a multitude of successful, independent airlines, including the USA’s Breeze Airways, JetBlue and Morris Air (later sold to Southwest), Canada’s WestJet and Brazil’s Azul.
Mr. Neeleman's career began in 1984 when he co-founded a low-fare carrier called Morris Air with June Morris, the owner of Salt Lake City-based travel agency Morris Travel. As President of Morris Air, Mr. Neeleman implemented the industry’s first electronic ticketing system and pioneered a home reservation system where calls are handled by reservationists working from their homes.
David Neeleman
Prior to joining Mastercard, Mr. Schwartz held financial positions of increasing responsibility with Price Waterhouse LLP (now PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP), Carl Zeiss, Inc. and his own professional accounting and tax business. Mr. Schwartz earned a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from The Pennsylvania State University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in management, with honors, from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He is a certified public accountant.
Spencer Schwartz has served as an Azorra board member since July 2024 and serves as Chair of our Audit Committee. He is also a board member and Chair of the Audit Committee of West Star Aviation. Mr. Schwartz served in senior executive and financial capacities with Atlas Air from November 2008 until his retirement in June 2023, including most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 2014.
Prior to November 2008, Mr. Schwartz was employed by Mastercard International for over 12 years and served as Group Head of Global Risk Management; Senior Vice President and Business Financial Officer; Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer; and Vice President of Taxation.
Spencer Schwartz
Bill Sharp has served as an Azorra board member since February 2021. Mr. Sharp is a senior vice president and joined Oaktree’s Opportunities group in New York in 2020. Mr. Sharp first joined the firm’s Infrastructure Investing team in 2017, having previously worked as an investment banking associate for Bank of America Merrill Lynch. While at BofAML, he focused on mergers and acquisitions and financing in the power, utilities, and renewables sectors.
Previously, Mr. Sharp served as an investment analyst in Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Equity Capital Markets group. He also serves as a board director for Vmo Aircraft Leasing. Mr. Sharp graduated cum laude from Bucknell University with a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering.
William "Bill" Sharp
Board of Directors
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Internships
Azorra is pleased to offer many Internship positions for motivated Aviation students looking for real-world experience.
To date, we have had several interns grace our doors, over half of whom have joined our team as full-time employees.
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