Willis Lease Finance Corporation reported the appointment of Marilyn Gan as Head of Origination, Asia Pacific. In this role, Marilyn will lead origination efforts in Asia for WLFC?s owned portfolio as well as for funds managed by the Company?s recently announced asset manager, Willis Aviation Capital, leveraging her extensive experience in structuring debt and equity transactions and building strategic partnerships across the aviation industry. Most recently, Marilyn served as Head of Asia Pacific at Vmo Aircraft Leasing, where she led regional strategy and origination efforts across the APAC market.
Prior to that, she was Managing Director and Head of Origination Asia Pacific Aviation at MUFG and previously held multiple senior leadership roles at DVB Bank SE, including Managing Director and Regional Head Asia Pacific Aviation Finance. She began her aviation career as Senior Legal Counsel at BOC Aviation, where she was responsible for documentation of aircraft loan and lease transactions globally. In addition to her executive leadership roles, Marilyn serves as a Board Member of the Advancing Women in Aviation Roundtable (AWAR) and has previously served on the Board of the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT), reflecting her strong commitment to industry leadership and advancing diversity in aviation.
