Stratos has added three senior industry professionals to its team.
Kushal Patel joins as head of Asia, based in Singapore; Muna Mohammad as VP risk & restructuring, based in London; and Tuulia Rajamaki as senior advisor, legal.
“We are excited to continue growing our team at this critical time for our industry and we are proud to welcome Kushal, Muna and Tuulia on board,” said Stratos CEO Gary Fitzgerald.
Patel is an aeronautical engineer by training with 10 years of experience in aviation financing across Doric Partners and Bank of America, where he served as VP in asset financing. He spent the past three years at Boston Consulting Group, most recently as a project leader. In his new role, he will cover airlines and investors in Asia, excluding Japan.
Mohammed brings over 15 years of specialist experience in aviation risk. She most recently served at BOC Aviation, Castlelake and Air BP where she navigated risk management in complex situations. These experiences built upon previous roles at Citibank, MIDF, and BDO.
Rajamaki is an aviation legal professional that has over 20 years of experience working with financiers, lessors, and airlines. Prior to joining Stratos, Rajamaki spent 13 years with AerCap and ILFC in Singapore.
Prior to that, Tuulia spent 8 years at Freshfields, Stephenson Harwood and Dentons, focusing on structured and asset finance.