Richard Hough

Mr Hough started his career in aviation in 1990 as an apprentice aircraft maintenance technician with Shannon Aerospace and after qualification was appointed team leader of the engines team. Over the following five years he obtained various maintenance engineer licenses and approvals for both airframe and engine. In April 1997 he joined elfc as Technical Services Manager. His early role involved a mixture of technical, sales and marketing research functions. In 2000 he was promoted to the position of Vice President Technical with responsibility for asset management, engine valuations and technical aspects of contract negotiation. In 2009 Richard was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President Technical, with responsibility for day-to-day operations of the technical department including management of a portfolio of 200+ engines. In 2011 he was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer with overall responsibility for the technical function of elfc, a positio