Rita Forst

Ms. Forst has been a Director of AerCap since April 24, 2019. She is also currently an independent business consultant in powertrain and vehicle technology, and serves as Non-Executive Director of Norma Group SE and ElringKlinger AG. Ms. Forst holds advisory positions with various European and American based companies in the automotive industry. Ms. Forst spent more than 35 years at the Opel European division of General Motors in senior technical and engineering positions, and as a member of Opel’s management board. As such, Ms. Forst has been responsible for the development of new generations of engines and car models for Opel and General Motors. Ms. Forst holds Bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the Kettering University (U.S.) and the Darmstadt University of Applied Technology (Germany).