Andrea is CEO and founder of Wilson Consulting Group providing specialist insurance related training and consulting services to the aircraft leasing industry. With 12 years’ experience in insurance in the aircraft leasing industry in two global top 10 lessors, Andrea is an exceptionally skilled consultant with a strong network of contacts within the aviation leasing and insurance industries.
Andrea held roles supervising back office operations for various start-ups before commencing her career in the aircraft leasing industry in 2010. After spending five years in the insurance team at AWAS (now a part of DAE Capital), Andrea moved to BOC Aviation to work as VP and head of Insurance, building the insurance function from the ground up and handling matters relating to; airline lease compliance in respect of insurance; the negotiation of insurance items in lease, financing and sale transactions; aviation insurance buying and non-aviation insurance buying.
Andrea holds a BA in Business Studies from Trinity College, Ireland and is a Certified Insurance Practitioner with the Insurance Institute of Ireland. Andrea is one of the founding members of PropelHer – a networking group aiming to inspire, motivate and enable women to advance their careers in aircraft leasing. The group holds quarterly events made possible by support from the aviation industry and the volunteer efforts of the steering committee.