Aergo Capital Announces Change to Executive Team
Aergo Capital today announced the promotion of Aengus Whelan to Chief Commercial Officer. Aengus joined Aergo Capital in 2024 as Chief Trading Officer, where he has been responsible for aircraft acquisitions and sales. In his new role as Chief Commercial Officer, Aengus will lead Aergo’s global commercial strategy, including aircraft acquisitions, sales and portfolio development.
Aengus brings over 32 years of experience in commercial aviation. Prior to joining Aergo Capital, he served as Chief Commercial Officer at Seraph Aviation. Before that, he was Managing Director and Head of Trading at ALAFCO and Executive Director of Aviation Finance at Standard Chartered Bank. Earlier in his career, Aengus spent over 11 years at Pratt & Whitney, working across several divisions including maintenance planning and sales. Since joining Aergo, Aengus has played a key role in strengthening the company’s trading platform and expanding Aergo’s relationships across the aviation industry. His promotion reflects the value he brings to the business and Aergo’s confidence in his continued leadership.
“Aengus has made a significant contribution to Aergo since joining as Chief Trading Officer. His deep industry experience, strong relationships across the aviation sector and commercial insight have been instrumental to our trading activities. This promotion reflects our confidence in his leadership as we continue to grow our platform.” Eugene O’Reilly, Acting CEO, Aergo Capital
About Aergo Capital
Aergo Capital is an aircraft leasing and asset management company founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1999. Over the last 26 years, Aergo has established itself as a leading global platform with over $5bn worth of aircraft owned & managed, operating in over 40 countries around the world. Aergo is one of the top 4 asset managers globally with over 300 years of collective experience in Aergo’s senior management team. Aergo Capital is owned by funds managed by AB CarVal, a leading global alternative investment manager.
