In a daring transfer that underscores its dedication to innovation and excellence, Aviation Finance Group (AFG) has introduced the appointment of Mr. Shiekuma Gemade as its new Government Vice President and Chief Working Officer (COO).
A seasoned aviation govt with over 20 years of worldwide expertise throughout plane operations, fleet technique, and MRO management, Mr. Gemade’s spectacular monitor report positions him as a transformative addition to AFG’s management workforce.
Earlier than becoming a member of Plane Finance Germany, Gemade served as Head of Fleet at Riyadh Air, the place he spearheaded plane acquisitions, fleet planning, and growth of one of many aviation business’s most formidable new fleet applications. His strategic perception performed a key position in shaping the airline’s long-term plane roadmap.
He beforehand held senior roles at Atlas Air Worldwide and Titan Aviation Leasing, the place he managed a multi-billion-dollar lease portfolio of widebody freighters and oversaw advanced plane transactions throughout the Americas, Europe, the Center East, and Africa. His management in structuring and executing over $12 billion in plane acquisitions and leasing offers has earned him widespread business respect.
Earlier in his profession, the appointee, Senator Barnabas Gemade’s son, Shiekuma, minimize his skilled tooth at Delta Air Traces, advancing from engineering roles inside Delta Technical Operations to operational management, optimizing efficiency for the airline’s 450-aircraft DC fleet.
A proud Nigerian, Shiekuma Gemade started his early training at Gboko, Benue State, and attended post-primary faculty in Jos, Plateau State, earlier than pursuing greater research overseas. He holds each a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering and a Grasp of Science in Aviation Administration from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical College, Daytona Seashore, Florida—one of many world’s high aviation universities. He’s additionally an FAA-licensed Personal Pilot.
Welcoming him to the corporate, AFG described Mr. Gemade as “a visionary chief whose wealth of expertise, innovation-driven mindset, and world publicity will strengthen AFG’s operational excellence and progress trajectory.”
With this appointment, AFG seems to be set to soar even greater—anchored by a homegrown expertise whose profession displays the ability of Nigerian brilliance on the worldwide aviation stage.
