AerCap Holdings Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
AerCap Holdings' CEO is Gus Kelly, appointed in May 2011, has a tenure of 13.83 years. total yearly compensation is $4.80M, comprised of 18.8% salary and 81.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 2.91% of the company’s shares, worth €491.17M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.8 years and 7.8 years respectively.
Key information
Gus Kelly
Chief executive officer
US$4.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 18.8% |
| CEO tenure | 13.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 2.9% |
| Management average tenure | 6.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 7.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2024 | US$5m | US$900k | US$2b |
Compensation vs Market: Gus's total compensation ($USD4.80M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.23M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Gus's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Gus Kelly (50 yo)
13.8yrs
Tenure
US$4,800,000
Compensation
Mr. Aengus Kelly, also known as Gus, has been the Chief Executive Officer of AerCap Holdings N.V. since May 18, 2011. Mr. Kelly served as the Chief Executive Officer of AerCap, Inc., a subsidiary of AerCap...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 13.8yrs | US$4.80m | 2.91% € 491.2m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 7.9yrs | no data | 0.20% € 34.6m | |
| Chief Investment Officer | 3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Technical Officer | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information & Information Security Officer | 9.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | 7.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel | 6.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Company Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer | 6.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Corporate Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Human Resources | 8.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | 6.1yrs | no data | 0.35% € 59.2m | |
| Head of Americas | 6.4yrs | no data | no data |
6.8yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: R1D's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 13.8yrs | US$4.80m | 2.91% € 491.2m | |
| Independent Non Executive Director | 18.7yrs | US$641.00k | 0.015% € 2.5m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board | 14.8yrs | US$834.00k | 0.0065% € 1.1m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 7.8yrs | US$547.00k | 0.0058% € 974.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 14.8yrs | US$691.00k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.9yrs | US$634.00k | 0.0031% € 525.3k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 5.9yrs | US$611.00k | 0.0053% € 900.3k | |
| Non-Executive Director | 3.3yrs | US$147.00k | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 7.8yrs | US$540.00k | 0.0091% € 1.5m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6.9yrs | US$729.00k | 0.012% € 2.1m |
7.8yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: R1D's board of directors are considered experienced (7.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/03/18 07:13 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/03/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
AerCap Holdings N.V. is covered by 27 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Jaap Meijer | Arqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L. |
| Terry Ma | Barclays |
| David Fintzen | Barclays |