Mr. Branch has been a Director of AerCap since April 25, 2018. Mr. Branch most recently served Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd (Deloitte’s global organization) as Senior Advisor in the Office of the CEO and was a member of Board of Deloitte Northwest Europe LP (a professional partnership comprising Deloitte’s practices in U.K., Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland) and an advisor to Deloitte’s Middle East practice. Mr. Branch’s 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 (accounting and auditing) and Deloitte Consulting LLP (consulting) for 29 years. His industry focus for the last decade has been as a leader in Deloitte’s air transportation professional practice working with large global airlines. Mr. Branch held a variety of global leadership roles with Deloitte, having lived and practiced outside of the U.S. for over a decade. Mr. Branch vigorously supports the community through not-for-profit Board service, such as the Advisory Board of Emory University School of Ethics, and including service on multiple Audit Committees. Mr. Branch received a BA and MBA from the University of North Carolina.