Michael Amalfitano
Class I Director
Mr. Amalfitano has served as the President and CEO of Embraer Executive Jets, a subsidiary of Embraer, since 2017. Prior to joining Embraer, Mr. Amalfitano served as Executive Vice President, Senior Managing Director of Business Aviation at Stonebriar Commercial Finance from 2015 to 2017. Mr. Amalfitano also led as Managing Director, Executive Head of Global Corporate Aircraft Finance at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for over 22 years, following a decade-long tenure in sales management at GE Capital. Mr. Amalfitano also currently serves as a director of Eve Holding, Inc. (NYSE: EVEX) and of Corporate Angel Network. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) and serves on their Finance and Investment Committees. Mr. Amalfitano currently 201serves on the Executive, Finance, Investment, and Strategic Committees of the General Aviation Manufacturer’s Association (‘‘GAMA’’), and is a member of the Advisory Council and Leadership Council of the National Business Aviation Association (‘‘NBAA’’). Past board positions include former four-term OEM President of the International Aircraft Dealers Association (‘‘IADA’’), Chairman of the Associate Members Advisory Council for the National Aircraft Resellers Association (‘‘NARA’’), and former two-term President of the National Aircraft Finance Association (‘‘NAFA’’). Mr. Amalfitano holds a B.A. in Economics and a Master’s in Financial Management from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. We believe that Mr. Amalfitano is well qualified to serve as a director due to his years of executive leadership and public company director experience.