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Robert J. Genise, Chief Executive Officer, DAE Capital

Robert Genise joined Dubai Aerospace Enterprise’s aircraft leasing division, DAE Capital, as the Chief Executive Officer in May 2007, igniting the company’s desire to emerge as a global leader in aircraft leasing and financing services.

American-born Genise brought with him a rich repository of experience in aircraft leasing and financing services to the DAE Capital.

He was previously President and CEO of Boullioun Aviation Services, where he worked for 17 years. A founding shareholder of the business, Genise was responsible for building Boullioun into one of the world’s top leasing businesses, taking it from inception in 1988 to an asset base of more than $3 billion with $250 million in annual revenues at the time of its sale in 2005.

He was originally its Senior Vice President of Marketing, responsible for the development and implementation of the company’s strategic plan, and for its business development. He also represented Boullioun in its development of Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise as a joint venture with Singapore Airlines.

Prior to Boullioun, Genise worked as Senior Vice President of the Chemical Business Credit Corporation at the Chemical Bank, managing its asset-based finance and leasing business in credit, marketing and administrative capacities. These assets included commercial aircraft.

In 1985 he served as Managing Director for the bank’s Special Finance Group, based in London, with responsibility for all of Chemical Bank’s international aviation banking and leasing business, developing a portfolio from $800 million to over $2.5 billion within two years.

He holds an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a law degree from Pace University in New York. Having earlier graduated from New York University, Genise’s career in banking initially saw him work at Litton Industries Credit Corp and the State National Bank of Connecticut.