16 January 2017 – Dublin, Ireland & New York, USA: Leading aircraft leasing and trading company Aergo Capital is delighted to announce that Nathan Riggs has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Americas.

Nathan joins Aergo from Pacific AirFinance where, as a Principal, he originated and managed numerous commercial aircraft acquisition, leasing, disposition, and financing transactions. Prior to Pacific AirFinance, Nathan served as a Senior Vice President with Aircastle where he oversaw commercial activities in the Americas and select emerging markets.

Nathan has also worked as a Senior Financial Analyst with Triton Aviation and started his career as a Portfolio Management Analyst with Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, an institutional money management firm. Nathan holds an MBA from Babson College and a BSBA in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh.

Commenting on today’s announcement, Fred Browne, Chief Executive Officer, Aergo, said, “Nathan brings more than 15 years of aviation finance experience and will make an invaluable contribution to our business and our customers in the Americas. Following the 2016 appointments of Stan Barnes as Chief Financial Officer and Lorraine Carew as Head of Commercial Operations, this further addition to our senior leadership team demonstrates Aergo’s ambition and continued growth as we enter 2017”.

Nathan will be based in New York and will be responsible for origination and business development throughout the Americas region.