Nicolas Finazzo is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AerSale, which he co-founded with Robert Nichols in 2008, and has served on the Board since the company's December 2020 public-market debut. He held the Chairman and CEO roles from inception until January 2019 and again since December 2019, and has also served as Division President, TechOps since December 2019. Before AerSale he co-founded and led AeroTurbine, Inc. (1997-2008), a supplier of aircraft and engine products and MRO provider, and earlier held general counsel and executive roles at AeroThrust, International Air Leases and Greenwich Air Services and founded commuter carrier Southern Express Airways. He brings more than 40 years in the aviation sector and holds a B.S. from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law, with an FAA Airframe and Powerplant license.