GOAL GERMAN OPERATING AIRCRAFT LEASING - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director Sales & Marketing at GOAL
Andreas is Director Sales & Marketing at GOAL. In his current role he is responsible for aircraft acquisition as well as aircraft remarketing and business development.
Prior to joining GOAL in 2023, Andreas was VP Commercial at Blueberry Aviation responsible for deal origination and business development in the Asia Pacific Australia region as well as parts of Europe and South America. He started his career with Lufthansa Technik, holding various positions in account management, product sales and corporate sales. During his career Andreas spent 12 years in Asia being based in India and Singapore.
Andreas holds a master's degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Job Titles:
- Director Sales & Marketing at GOAL
Bettina is Director Sales & Marketing at GOAL. In her current role she is responsible for aircraft acquisition in Europe and South East Asia, as well as aircraft remarketing and business development.
Prior to joining GOAL in 2008, Bettina worked in the system engineering at Eurowings responsible mainly for avionics and engines of the BAe 146 fleet.
Bettina holds a master of Mechanical Engineering in Aeronautics and Production Management from the Technical University of Munich, Germany and prepared her master thesis at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director at GOAL
Chris is Managing Director at GOAL with more than 25 years' experience in the aviation leasing and financing market. He is responsible for both the strategy and the execution of transactions.
Prior to joining GOAL in 2007 as Managing Director, he oversaw projects and in parallel structured and closed a broad range of aircraft transactions within the KGAL aviation division.
Chris holds a master of science in Air Transport Management from the University of Cranfield, UK. In addition he has a degree in Economics from the University of Konstanz, Germany.
Job Titles:
- Head of Technical at GOAL
- Technical
Christoph is Head of Technical at GOAL. In his current role he is responsible for all technical aspects involving GOAL's business including more than 100 aircraft acquisitions and transitions. He leads a team of high-skilled technical professionals.
Prior to joining GOAL in 2008, he worked as systems engineer at Eurowings AG (Lufthansa Regional Group) and managed a fleet of more than 20 aircraft.
Christoph holds a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and a Master's degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences in Munich, Germany.
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant
- Executive Team Assistant
Job Titles:
- Director Sales & Marketing at GOAL
Frank is Director Sales & Marketing at GOAL with over 19 years' experience in the aviation aftermarket. In his current role he is responsible for aircraft remarketing, acquisition and business development.
Prior to joining GOAL in 2017, Frank managed a portfolio of more than 20 aircraft engines at the Royal Aero Group GmbH and oversaw aircraft and engine transactions in excess of 100 assets.
Frank holds a professional Diploma in Aviation Leasing and Finance from City Colleges in Dublin
Job Titles:
- Head of Finance
- Commercial
- Head of Finance & Transaction Management
Henrik is Head of Finance & Transaction Management at GOAL. In his current role he is responsible for the strategic financing of GOAL projects as well as the relationship to banking partners. Additionally he is responsible for the execution of transactions and is overseeing general strategic projects.
Prior to joining GOAL in 2019 he structured warehouse facilities, operating and finance leases for various airline and lessor partners at Norddeutsche Landesbank.
Henrik holds a bachelor of science in Economics from the University of Mannheim, Germany and a master of science in Economics & Policy from the University of Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Management
Jochen is Managing Director at GOAL. He has managerial responsibility for the acquisition, marketing and technical asset management, as well as aircraft and engine trading.
Before he joined GOAL in 2012, he worked for more than 10 years at Swiss International Airlines. In his latest role at Swiss he served as Head of Aircraft Procurement & Asset Management, he was primarily responsible for leading the procurement, project management and leasing team, managing a fleet of 90 aircraft.
Jochen is a licensed engineer and has a Master of Business Administration from La Salle University, Philadelphia, USA
Job Titles:
- Director Transaction Management
Job Titles:
- Head of Asset Management Aviation at KGAL
- Head of Asset Management KGAL Aviation
Kathrin is Head of Asset Management Aviation at KGAL. In her current role she oversees a team that manages the commercial side of the entire aviation portfolio.
In 2001 she started working in the aircraft asset management department of KGAL. In 2004 she was appointed to Vice President of Lufthansa Leasing GmbH, in 2010 to Managing Director KGAL Corporate Solutions Austria GmbH and managed a fleet of more than 250 aircraft.
Kathrin holds a degree as "Bankfachwirtin" from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Munich, Germany.
Job Titles:
- Director Transaction Management
- Is Director
Marc is Director Transaction Management at GOAL. In his current role he is first and foremost responsible for the execution of transactions. In addition to that he is involved in the development and structuring of new business plans and investment vehicles.
Prior to joining GOAL in 2018, he gained work experience in finance and audit at several companies.
Marc holds a bachelor of science in Management and Economics from the University of Innsbruck, Austria and a master of science in International Management from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Job Titles:
- Manager Technical Records
Matthias is Manager Technical Records at GOAL. In his current role he is responsible for all technical documentation involving GOAL's business including more than 50 managed aircraft.
Prior to joining GOAL in 2008, he worked for Open Connect GmbH on behalf of Lufthansa and managed the technical onboard documentation of more than 60 aircraft at Munich airport.
Matthias has completed an apprenticeship as a banker.
Matthias is Director Technical at GOAL. In his current role he is responsible for the aircraft asset management throughout the lease term. Further he supports potential acquisitions from a technical perspective and already managed more than 50 aircraft delivery and transition projects.
Prior to joining GOAL in 2011, he created aircraft maintenance and troubleshooting manuals for Airbus and managed a fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft as systems engineer at dba (former German British Airways) and Air Berlin.
Matthias holds a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences in Munich, Germany.
Mischa joined KGAL in September 2007.
He has held several key roles in the shipping and aviation department. He has been responsible for - operative asset management and financial structuring - managing integrations, re-organisations and rationalisations; - managing external investors and embedding new business processes, performance measurement and management.
Mischa holds a Diploma in International Economics from Christian-Albrecht Universität in Kiel, Germany
Job Titles:
- Director Technical
- Is Director
Nico is Director Technical at GOAL. In his current role he is responsible for the aircraft asset management throughout the lease term in GOALs portfolio. Further he supports potential acquisitions from a technical perspective and manages aircraft delivery and transition projects. Besides that, he has a passion for the Advanced Air Mobility (eVTOL) sector, always sharing his insights with colleagues and business partners.
Prior to joining GOAL in 2023, he already worked with GOAL for almost four years from 2017 to 2021 as Senior Manger Technical. From 2021 to 2023, he worked on his own venture creating asset management solutions based on virtual reality technology to enhance aircraft sales and re-marketing processes.
Nico holds a bachelor and master's degree in aerospace engineering from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany.
Job Titles:
- Director Technical
- Is Director
Pascal is Director Technical at GOAL. He is responsible for aircraft asset management throughout the lease term in the GOALs portfolio. Further, he supports acquisitions, executes aircraft delivery, and manages sourcing, transition, and consulting projects.
Prior to joining GOAL, he worked within the Lufthansa Group for almost 19 years. In his latest role as Senior Manager of Aircraft Leasing Technical Asset Management, he set up the technical asset lease department in Malta for the leasing platform for about 120 aircraft. He supported aircraft transactions internally and externally and advised the cooperate finance department on aircraft finance transactions on technical affairs.
Pascal is an EASA B1.1/C Licensed Engineer with market-leading Airbus and Boeing Narrow, - and Wide Type Ratings and further holds a Diploma in Business Administration and a Master's degree in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering.
Job Titles:
- Head of Sales & Marketing
- Head of Sales & Marketing at GOAL
Philipp Myckert is Head of Sales & Marketing at GOAL. In his current role he is responsible for GOAL's worldwide aircraft acquisition activities as well as aircraft sales projects involving GOAL's fleet and third party mandates.
Before joining GOAL in 2007, Philipp worked with Qantas in Sydney, Australia as Chief Engineer Fleet Development, where he managed the technical part of large fleet acquisition projects involving more than 100 aircraft. He started his professional career as sales engineer at Fairchild Dornier, Germany, where he was involved in various sales support activities.
Philipp holds a master's Degree of Business Administration from the University of Wyoming, USA as well as a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Germany.
Stefan is Director Commercial at GOAL. In his current role he is responsible for the execution of transactions and the ESG strategy.
Prior to joining GOAL in 2016, he managed funds mostly in the Private Equity and Real Estate sector at KGAL.
Stefan holds a Degree in Economics from the LMU in Munich.
Job Titles:
- Head of Business Development & Investor Relations at GOAL
Sven is Head of Business Development & Investor Relations at GOAL. In his current role he is responsible for the development of GOALs long term strategy, investor relations and special projects. In addition he supports the execution of transactions.
Prior to joining GOAL in 2017, he managed a fleet of around 150 aircraft at airberlin and acted as project manager closing more than 50 transactions with leasing companies, banks and OEMs.
Sven holds a bachelor of arts in Economics and Sports from the University of Potsdam.