SkyWorks Announces Appointment of New Managing Director to Strengthen Global Presence

SkyWorks Capital today announced the appointment of Benoit Debains to serve as Managing Director. Benoit will be based in Toulouse, France where he will focus on global opportunities for SkyWorks.

Benoit’s extensive career in aviation finance spans a wide range of executive positions. He started his career at Airbus with sales contracts analysis and purchase agreement negotiation, then headed the sales finance team in the USA and then worldwide, to become Head of finance and treasury at Airbus SAS. He is experienced in virtually every aspect of aviation sales, finance and leasing. Most recently he was CEO of OnAir, a market- leading technology and services company in aerospace/telecom.

“Benoit’s distinguished career accomplishments and skillsets will be invaluable to SkyWorks going forward, as we enjoy unprecedented demand for our services in every region” said Thomas W. Mahr, CEO of SkyWorks Holdings. Mahr continued, “He brings strong long dated relationships with senior executives throughout the airline, OEM, as well as financial communities that will enable us to better serve our growing list of clients worldwide”.

The SkyWorks Companies provide a full complement of financial advisory, aircraft remarketing and portfolio asset management services globally to aviation industry participants. SkyWorks Asia is a joint venture among SkyWorks Capital, Cathay Pacific Airways and Air China Development Corp. (Hong Kong) Ltd. SkyWorks has also partnered with ICF International, a leading provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients, to establish ICF-SkyWorks which offers a comprehensive array of advisory services to airlines, aviation suppliers, manufacturers, and private equity and other financial services firms.

SkyWorks is headquartered at 283 Greenwich Ave., 4th Floor, Greenwich, CT. 06830, Tel. 203-983-6677.

www.skyworkscapital.com