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Sparfell & Partners Sparfell & Partners is pleased to announce three new associates joining the team: Javier Alonso, Ulf Gedamke and Giovanni Piccione
Javier Alonso Madrid, Spain
Ulf Gedamke Berlin, Germany
Giovanni Piccione Rome, Italy
After six years working at Burroughs, S.A. (now UNYSIS) within the Marketing Department, Javier Alonso joined H & O Wilmer, S.A. in 1981 as Manager of the Aeronautical Department, becoming WIRESA Technical Director in 2000 and WIRESA President in August 2015. Alonso worked on several projects (MBB, Bell Helicopter Textron, Raytheon, Kongsberg and Diehl BGT Defence among them) with the Spanish Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Interior, and the principal Helicopter Operators and Aerotaxi Companies in Spain.
Ulf Gedamke started his aviation career at the airberlin group in 2009. He has successfully managed several restructuring programs, including disparate fleet rollover towards all Airbus aircraft. From the end of 2015 until mid-2017, he was responsible at Etihad Airways for the asset & finance management of the Etihad Airways Partners. With 20 years of experience in the aviation and finance industries, Ulf has developed a wide and global professional network, and successfully completed over 250 aircraft transactions.
Giovanni Piccione has held multiple positions within the aviation industry over the past 30 years, including working on complex transactions, as representative or advisor of airlines, business aviation clients, manufacturers, lessors and investors. He is now the MD & CEO of G&G Aviation, a representation and consulting company offering products and services to airlines, executive and helicopter operators, training centres as well as lessor and finance companies.
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