Dublin | May 4, 2015: Avolon (NYSE: AVOL), the international aircraft leasing company, today announces the appointment of Dónal O’Neill as Head of Investor Relations with immediate effect.

Prior to joining Avolon, Dónal was a Senior Equity Analyst with Redburn Partners, where he covered the Aviation and Transportation industry. During his time at Redburn, Dónal was ranked among the top three analysts in the sector by European and US institutional investors. Before joining Redburn, Dónal held the position of Senior Equity Analyst at Goodbody Capital Markets, where he also covered the Aviation and Transportation industry. He has also previously held senior positions at NCB Stockbrokers, Investors Group Investment Management and Barclays Global Investors.

Dónal holds a BA in Information and Communications Technology from Trinity College Dublin, a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Studies from The Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, and an MSc in Banking and Finance from Loughborough University Business School.