VINCENT LAM JOINS MACQUARIE AIRFINANCE MARKETING TEAM

DUBLIN, March 31, 2011 – Macquarie AirFinance, a global aircraft leasing company based in Dublin, Ireland, is pleased to announce the appointment of Vincent Lam as Vice President Marketing, Asia Pacific. He will be based in the company’s Singapore office and will report to Harry Forsythe, Executive Vice President, Marketing. Mr. Lam will have responsibility for deal origination in Australia, New Zealand, SW Pacific, China, Mongolia, Hongkong, Macau, Taiwan, South Korea & Japan.

Mr. Lam joins from Cabot Aviation, where he was responsible for aircraft remarketing in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to Cabot, he was with the Aviation Finance team at Standard Chartered Bank in London and Singapore, and with DVB Bank in the Netherlands. He began his aircraft leasing career with Bank of America Leasing in San Francisco.

He holds a Master of Engineering degree from Christ’s College, Cambridge.

Harry Forsythe commented: "We are delighted that Vincent has joined us to help expand our interests in the Asia Pacific region, particularly in the Chinese market. China is an important market area for Macquarie AirFinance and we look forward to having a more active role there.”

About Macquarie AirFinance
Established in 2006 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Macquarie AirFinance is a global aircraft leasing company providing aircraft and capital to the world’s commercial airlines, and advisory and management services to aircraft owners. The company currently owns or manages 159 jet aircraft leased to 79 operators in 43 countries, across 6 continents.

For further information, please contact:
Paula Chirhart
Corporate Communications
Macquarie Group
Tel: +1 (212) 231 1310