GECAS appoints John Ludden General Counsel

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has appointed John Ludden as executive vice president and general counsel. He succeeds David Lloyd who retired from GECAS after a 22-year career with GE. Ludden joined GECAS’ legal staff in Shannon, Ireland in 1996 after working in private practice in London, the U.S. and Bermuda, focused primarily on aircraft leasing and financing.  He has worked on numerous aircraft transactions, managed several acquisitions, including GECAS’ acquisition of PK AirFinance in 2000, and led legal aspects of GECAS’ aircraft sales. Since 2011, he has been based in Dubai with leadership of emerging markets activity.