Julian (Brad) Branch has been a Director of AerCap since April 25, 2018. He most recently served Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd as Senior Advisor in the Office of the Chief Executive Officer and served the Boards of Deloitte Northwest Europe LP and of Deloitte's Middle East practice. His professional career has spanned 40 years; he first qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in June 1979 and was a general partner of Deloitte entities in the U.S., including Deloitte & Touche LLP and Deloitte Consulting LLP, for 29 years, with an industry focus on air transportation and large global air carriers. Mr. Branch received a B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina.