Pat Cauthery to lead UKEF Aerospace and Defence business

UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency (ECA), has appointed Pat Cauthery as its new Head of Aerospace and Defence. Cauthery comes from an extensive career with UKEF, most recently leading the Department’s strategy development, policy and communications activities as Head of the Chief Executive’s Office. Prior to this, he spent seven years in the aerospace team, overseeing a number of award-winning transactions across the world. These included UKEF’s first capital markets funded transaction supporting the export of Airbus aircraft to operating lessor Aercap, and the first export credit agency supported A380, delivered to Qantas. UKEF’s aerospace and