Press Release

BOC Aviation Strengthens Structured Finance Team

10 Jul 2008

BOC Aviation has strengthened its Structured Finance team with the appointment of Mr. Peter Negline as Senior Vice President responsible for research and new product development with a particular focus on equity and capital markets.  In this position, he will help the company to grow its range of investment products to meet airline and investor needs against different market conditions.  Mr. Negline is based in Singapore and reports to Mr. Steven Townend, Chief Commercial Officer. 
 
Mr. Negline has over 20 years of research and sales experience with investment houses in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.  Early in his career he worked with Baring Securities and State Street Global before building a reputation at Salomon Smith Barney and thereafter at JPMorgan Securities where he was most recently an Executive Director and Head of Regional Transportation Research.  Prior to joining BOC Aviation, Mr. Negline was the Chief Financial Officer of a low cost carrier.

Originally from Australia, Mr. Negline holds a Master of Applied Finance degree from Macquarie University and a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Melbourne.

BOC Aviation is the leading Asia-based aircraft leasing company with a portfolio of 83 modern aircraft operated by airlines worldwide. In addition, the company has 73 aircraft on firm order for delivery through to 2013.  BOC Aviation has one of the youngest fleet in the industry with an average aircraft age of four years.

BOC Aviation is 100% owned by Bank of China.