Meet the team - Sirius Aviation Capital

Jack Minihan
Treasury Analyst

Jack Minihan is a Treasury Analyst at Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited. He manages the debt side of the business, including covenant management and lender relationships, and supports the commercial team with the pricing of aircraft and aircraft portfolios. Prior to joining Sirius, Jack worked as an Investment Analyst with Global Emerging Markets (GEM), a $3.4 billion alternative investment group focused on emerging markets, from 2023 to 2024.

Jack holds a Master’s in Finance from the University of Limerick and a Bachelor’s in Commerce from the University of Galway. He also holds a Certificate in Aircraft Acquisition & Financing from IATA.

Emma English
Head of Capital Formation & Investor Relations

Emma English is Head of Capital Formation and Investor Relations at Sirius Aviation Capital. Prior to joining Sirius, Emma led private markets strategy at Legal & General Asset Management, driving strategic direction and go-to-market positioning across infrastructure, real estate, private credit, and private equity.

She previously spent over five years at BlackRock as a Product Strategist within the Alternatives platform, working across flagship investment strategies and supporting capital raising activity with some of the world’s largest pension funds, insurers, and sovereign wealth funds. Emma holds a BA (Hons) from IADT and a Certificate in Aviation Leasing and Finance from the Law Society of Ireland.

Diana Pacheco
Legal Counsel

Diana Pacheco is a Legal Counsel at Sirius Aircraft Management Limited.

Prior to joining Sirius Aircraft Management Limited, Diana worked in Ireland as a lawyer at A&L Goodbody LLP from 2018 to 2022 and Walkers (Ireland) LLP from 2022 to 2025. During this time Diana provided advice to banks, financial institutions, international aircraft operating lessors, aircraft owners, financial arrangers and private equity groups across a range of domestic and cross-border asset finance transactions, in particular involving the acquisition, leasing, financing and securitisation of aircraft and other equipment. Diana is admitted as a solicitor by the Law Society of Ireland and as a lawyer by the Law Society of Portugal.

She also holds a Professional Diploma in Aviation Leasing and Finance from City College Dublin.

Eve Atabay
Contracts & Operations Manager

Eve Atabay leads the Contracts & Asset Management division at Sirius Aviation Capital, bringing together commercial insight and operational discipline. She oversees contract and asset management for a globally diverse fleet, guiding aircraft through every stage of the leasing lifecycle, from delivery and lease term administration through to redelivery.

Alongside managing the portfolio, Eve plays a key role in delivering Sirius’s wider operational goals. She has designed cross-departmental workflows that connect the contracts, technical, finance, and commercial teams, strengthening efficiency, improving turnaround times, and reinforcing compliance across the business.

Eve brings over a decade of experience in the aviation sector. She began her career at MCAPE in 2015 before taking on senior portfolio and operations roles at Falko, a leading name in regional aircraft leasing, and Airwork Ireland Ltd, a freighter airline operations and leasing business.

She holds professional qualifications in Aircraft Acquisition & Finance and a CIPD qualification in HR Management.

Jeason Jose
Strategic and Risk Analyst

Jeason Jose is a Strategic and Risk Analyst at Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited.

He is responsible for financial and credit analysis of airlines and supports the commercial team with pricing of aircraft and aircraft portfolios. Prior to joining Sirius, Jeason worked at RangeAero Pvt Ltd, an autonomous cargo helicopter company, where he held the role of Associate Program Manager. Jeason holds an MSc in Aviation Finance from University College Dublin and an integrated Bachelor of Technology in Aerospace Engineering & Avionics from Amity Institute of Space Science and Technology, India.

He also holds an ISTAT U Certification in Aircraft Leasing and Financing from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Muhammad Abubaker
Director Reporting

Muhammad Abubaker is Director Reporting with Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited.

Prior to joining Sirius, Muhammad worked for Deloitte and Touché M.E Branch, where he was carrying out several complex assignments that include IFRS conversion, review and preparation of statutory financial statements, internal controls GAP analysis, and outsourced financial reporting consultancy to major clients. Prior to joining Deloitte, Muhammad was part of Mazars UAE where he was responsible for conducting audit assignments ranging from multinationals to local UAE based groups.

Muhammad started his career with PwC. Muhammad is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Niall O’Mahony
Senior Vice President

Niall O’Mahony is Senior Vice President of Legal at Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited.

Prior to joining Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited, Niall worked at Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP from 2013 to 2021 where he trained as a solicitor and upon qualification worked as an associate in the asset finance department focusing on aircraft leasing and finance. During this time Niall advised operating lessors, lease managers and financial institutions on all aspects of aircraft finance and leasing. Niall holds a Diploma in Aviation Leasing & Finance with the Law Society of Ireland. Prior to this Niall worked for over eight years in the investment funds industry. He worked for Brown Brothers Harriman and JP Morgan in Dublin as well as BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs in Australia. Niall was admitted as a solicitor by the Law Society of Ireland.

Niall also has a Degree in Economics and Politics and a Higher Diploma in Entrepreneurial Studies from University College Dublin.

Freddie Banico
VP Technical

Freddie Banico is the Vice President Technical at Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited.

Freddie started his aviation career in 2008 at Lufthansa Technik in the Philippines. He then moved to Lufthansa’s Irish subsidiary, working in production planning and aviation services with a focus on aircraft redeliveries. In 2013, Freddie moved to the UAE, initially working for Emirates on pioneering A380 estimation for production planning and then as Planning Engineer leading turnkey aircraft maintenance projects at Etihad Airways Engineering.

In addition to his aviation related certifications, Freddie is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Manila and completed his EMBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology, Washington DC.

Veena Mohan
Administrative & Leasing Officer

Veena Mohan is Administrative & Leasing Officer of Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited.

Prior to joining Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited Veena worked with Aercap from 2011 – 2021 as Office Manager and Prior to that she worked at Waha Capital from 2005 – 2010 as Leasing officer and has also worked in several other Finance roles. Veena Graduated from the University of Madurai Kamaraj in 2000 with a Bachelor of Commerce & also has a post graduate diploma in e-technology programming from NIIT.

Robert Bermingham
SVP Commercial

Robert Bermingham is Senior Vice President of Commercial with Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited.

Robert is responsible for the origination of aircraft for acquisitions, divestments, and portfolio remarketing. Robert has over 13 years’ experience in aircraft leasing. Robert joined Sirius in 2020 from Minsheng Financial Leasing where he was responsible for aircraft acquisitions and divestments. Additionally, Robert has held senior commercial roles at Dubai Aerospace Enterprise and AWAS (2012-2018) and senior treasury roles at AerCap (2009 -2012) and Orix Aviation (2007–2009).

Prior to working in aircraft leasing, Robert was an Audit Manager at PWC. Robert holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Studies (Accounting and Finance) and is a qualified chartered accountant.

Stephen Hayde
Chief Technical Officer

Stephen Hayde is the Chief Technical Officer of Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited.

Prior to joining the team at Sirius Aviation Capital, Stephen held the position of Senior Vice President Commercial at Seraph Aviation with responsibility for China, Asia, the Indian sub-continent and the Americas. From 2013 to 2017, Stephen held the position of Technical Director for ICBC International Leasing responsible for the management of ICBC’s aviation fleet outside of the PRC. From 2012 to 2013, Stephen held the position of Head of Technical at Volito Aviation Services Dublin responsible for the management of Volito’s aviation assets worldwide. Stephen started his career as an Avionics Engineer with Shannon Aerospace (Lufthansa Technik) in 1990. Stephen from his time at Shannon Aerospace has an in depth technical knowledge of all modern day commercial aircraft.

Prior to leaving Lufthansa Technik, Stephen held the position of Head of Engineering and Planning at Lufthansa Technik Shannon and working with the greater Lufthansa Technik group was responsible for the development and implementation of a dedicated Lufthansa MRO production process across all Lufthansa Technik facilities Stephen studied Electrical Engineering at the Dublin Institute of Technology, is type rated and has held EASA B2 and Cat C approvals on MD80 / B737 / A320 and 767/767 type Aircraft.

Hassan Ahari
Chief Legal Officer

Hassan Ahari is the Chief Legal Officer of Sirius Aviation Limited.

Hassan started his legal career at Clifford Chance in London, having also spent time in Clifford Chance’s Paris office. Before moving to Mubadala Development Company PJSC, Hassan worked at the London office of Cleary Gottlieb Stein & Hamilton. Between 2008 and early 2020 Hassan was a Partner and General Counsel at Mubadala Infrastructure Partners. Hassan has more than 20 years of experience in cross-border transactions across many geographies and variety of sectors including asset finance, debt and capital markets, infrastructure, corporate, M&A, regulatory and private equity and funds investments.

Hassan graduated from Cornell University in the United States and obtained his jurisprudence degree from the University of Oxford.

Philip Hansom
VP Commercial

Philip Hansom is Vice President of Commercial with Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited.

Prior to joining Sirius, Philip worked for the Korea Development Bank (KDB) from 2018 – 2020 where he was responsible for all aviation related business in the Irish branch. Prior to joining KDB Philip was part of the Commercial team at Sky Leasing, from 2016 – 2018, where he was responsible for sourcing aircraft trading opportunities and re-marketing aircraft in the EMEA region. Philip started his career in aviation with SMBC Aviation Capital where he was part of the Commercial Analysis team from 2014 – 2016.

Philip graduated from University College Cork in 2012 with a bachelor’s in finance.

JJ O’Toole
VP Commercial & Pricing

JJ O’Toole is Vice President of Commercial & Pricing Risk Analysis in Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited.

Prior to joining Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited, JJ was with Seraph Aviation of the Stellwagen Group, where he held numerous positions on the Finance and Risk teams prior to leaving the company in 2018. JJ graduated from the University of Limerick in 2014 with a Bachelor of Business Studies and completed a Master of Finance in University College Dublin in 2015.

Kieran Ryan
Chief Financial Officer

Kieran Ryan is the Chief Financial Officer of Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited.

From 2011 to 2017, he acted as Head of European and Emerging Market corporate acquisition financing at Morgan Stanley working on some of the largest debt-driven transactions executed by the firm. He joined NatWest Bank on their Graduate Programme in 1993 before moving to Danske Bank as a Credit Analyst and later becoming Head of Origination in the Loan Syndications team. Between 2002 and 2011 he worked with RBS, Morgan Stanley and Santander originating, structuring and distributing debt-driven acquisition financing transactions across different credit profiles. Prior to co-founding Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited, Kieran acted as Chief Commercial Officer at Stellwagen Capital.

Kieran graduated from the University of Limerick in 1990 with a Bachelor of Business Studies.

Edward Hansom
Chief Investment Officer

Edward Hansom is the Chief Investment Officer of Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited.

Before joining Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited he was Chief Investment Officer for Seraph Aviation Management from 2014 to 2017 where he focussed on developing aircraft investment strategies and risk management systems. From 2002 to 2014 he worked as an independent aircraft finance consultant specialising in business strategy, capital markets and risk management. From 1988 to 2002 Edward worked for GPA Group (subsequently AerFi), from 1997 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to 1988, Edward worked in London and Paris for Bank of Nova Scotia in corporate banking, credit analysis and treasury departments, and interest rate derivatives at Schroders.

He is a graduate of Magdalen College, Oxford and the Manchester Business School.

Edward Coughlan

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Commercial Officer

Edward Coughlan is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Commercial Officer of Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited.

Prior to co-founding Sirius Aviation Capital Holdings Limited, Edward held the position of Chief Commercial Officer of Seraph Aviation Management. From 2010 to 2015, Edward held the role of Senior Vice President of Marketing and served on the board at Volito Aviation an aircraft leasing company based in Dublin, which was a joint venture between the Volito Group and Goldman Sachs that owned and managed a portfolio of used single-aisle aircraft. From 2005 to 2010, Edward was director of leasing at Aero Turbine, an aircraft engine leasing company wholly owned by AerCap, and was responsible for engine leasing and trading covering Europe, the and has held numerous engineering roles at Air Atlanta Aero Engineering.

Edward has a certificate in Aeronautical Engineering from University of Limerick and a Diploma in Business Studies from University College Cork.

The People Behind Sirius

Edward Coughlan

Edward Hansom

Kieran Ryan

Stephen Hayde

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Company

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Jack Minihan
Treasury Analyst

Emma English
Head of Capital Formation & Investor Relations

Diana Pacheco
Legal Counsel

Eve Atabay
Contracts & Operations Manager

Jeason Jose
Strategic and Risk Analyst

Muhammad Abubaker
Director Reporting

Niall O’Mahony
Senior Vice President

Freddie Banico
VP Technical

Veena Mohan
Administrative & Leasing Officer

Robert Bermingham
SVP Commercial

Stephen Hayde
Chief Technical Officer

Hassan Ahari
Chief Legal Officer

Philip Hansom
VP Commercial

JJ O’Toole
VP Commercial & Pricing

Kieran Ryan
Chief Financial Officer

Edward Hansom
Chief Investment Officer

Edward Coughlan

The People Behind Sirius

Edward Coughlan

Edward Hansom

Kieran Ryan

Stephen Hayde

Interested in Working Together?

Company

Resources

Jack Minihan Treasury Analyst

Emma English Head of Capital Formation & Investor Relations

Diana Pacheco Legal Counsel

Eve Atabay Contracts & Operations Manager

Jeason Jose Strategic and Risk Analyst

Muhammad Abubaker Director Reporting

Niall O’Mahony Senior Vice President

Freddie Banico VP Technical

Veena MohanAdministrative & Leasing Officer

Robert BerminghamSVP Commercial

Stephen HaydeChief Technical Officer

Hassan AhariChief Legal Officer

Philip HansomVP Commercial

JJ O’TooleVP Commercial & Pricing

Kieran RyanChief Financial Officer

Edward HansomChief Investment Officer

Edward Coughlan

Jack Minihan
Treasury Analyst

Emma English
Head of Capital Formation & Investor Relations

Diana Pacheco
Legal Counsel

Eve Atabay
Contracts & Operations Manager

Jeason Jose
Strategic and Risk Analyst

Muhammad Abubaker
Director Reporting

Niall O’Mahony
Senior Vice President

Freddie Banico
VP Technical

Veena Mohan
Administrative & Leasing Officer

Robert Bermingham
SVP Commercial

Stephen Hayde
Chief Technical Officer

Hassan Ahari
Chief Legal Officer

Philip Hansom
VP Commercial

JJ O’Toole
VP Commercial & Pricing

Kieran Ryan
Chief Financial Officer

Edward Hansom
Chief Investment Officer