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Natixis Appoints Gareth John as Global Head of Aviation Finance
Natixis announced today that it has appointed Gareth John as Global Head of Aviation Finance. He reports to Olivier Delay, Global Head of Aviation, Export & Infrastructure at Natixis. Locally Mr. John will report to Benjamin Sirgue, Head of Global Finance Americas.
In his new role, Mr. John will assume responsibility for executing the global business strategy of providing client centric solutions through the use of investment banking, capital markets and financing products by leveraging the sectorial expertise of the more than 20 aviation professionals in New York, London, Paris, Tokyo and Singapore.
Mr. Delay said, “We are thrilled to have an executive of Gareth’s caliber lead our aviation platform through Natixis new strategic plan ambition. We are confident that, under his action, our leadership in the Aviation sector will keep on growing. His proven track record and wide range of experience in the sector will continue to strengthen our global market presence.”
Mr. John has 18 years of financial services experience, and joined Natixis CIB Americas in August 2017 from Deutsche Bank, where he had been Head of Transportation Finance – Americas. Earlier, he worked at UBS, and GE Capital, among other companies.
Mr. John holds an MBA in Finance from Wake Forest University and a BA in International Business from St. Andrews University.
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Gareth John
Global Head of Aviation, Corporate & Investment Banking, Natixis
Gareth John is Global Head of Aviation at Natixis’ Corporate & Investment Banking division. He started his career in 1999, holding various positions in aviation...
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About Natixis
Natixis is a French multinational financial services firm specialized in asset & wealth management, corporate & investment banking, insurance and payments. A subsidiary of Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France through its two retail banking networks, Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne, Natixis counts nearly 16,000 employees across 38 countries. Its clients include corporations, financial institutions, sovereign and supranational organizations, as well as the customers of Groupe BPCE’s networks. Listed on the Paris stock exchange, Natixis has a solid financial base with a CET1 capital under Basel 3(1) of €11.2 billion, a Basel 3 CET1 Ratio(1) of 11.3% and quality long-term ratings (Standard & Poor’s: A+ / Moody’s: A1 / Fitch Ratings: A+).
(1) Based on CRR-CRD4 rules as reported on June 26, 2013, including the Danish compromise - without phase-in and including current financial year’s earnings and accrued dividend (based on a 60% pay-out).
Figures as at 31 December 2019.
