Independent spare engine leasing company Engine Lease Finance Corporation (ELFC) has named Avril Comerford to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with overall responsibility for the Finance function,
replacing Declan Sheedy who is departing the company after 19 years of service to pursue other opportunities.
Comerford has 20+ years of experience in the aviation industry. Following her qualification in 1998, she joined Ernst & Young as Audit Manager supporting various companies in the aviation industry, in 2001 she moved to Shannon Engine Support Limited (SES) progressing in the organisation to Chief Financial Officer.
Comerford joined ELFC in June 2013 as Senior Finance Manager and since then has held several positions of increasing responsibility within the finance department. As of January 2019, she has held the position of Senior Vice President Finance, contributing notably to areas of digitisation, Japanese Sarbanes Oxley and large transactions such as business and asset acquisitions
