Chris Giles

Chris Giles has a diverse work experience spanning over 20 years. Their most recent role was as the Portfolio Management & Trading Director at Willis Lease Finance Corporation, a position they have held since July 2019. From October 2016 to July 2019, Chris worked as a Sales & Marketing Manager at Willis Asset Management Ltd. Prior to this, they held the position of Vice President Strategic Marketing at TES Aviation Group from February 2015 to September 2016, and also worked as a Sales Executive at the same company from January 2014 to February 2015. Before joining TES Aviation Group, Chris worked as a Rolls Royce Planner at TIMET from August 2006 to December 2013. Their earlier work experience includes a role as an Enterprise Development Officer at The Prince's Trust from October 1999 to July 2006.

Chris Giles obtained a Bachelors Degree (BArch) in Ancient History and Archaeology from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David from 1996 to 1999. Chris pursued further education and completed a Post Graduate Diploma (PG Dip) in Business & Entrepreneurial Management from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David in 2002. Later, from 2007 to 2012, Chris attended The Open University and earned a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree. Finally, they obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University from 2012 to 2014.