AUSTIN C. WILLIS

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WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2015-04-28 Director Compensation table shows Austin C. Willis total compensation of $247,124. Austin C. Willis was elected to the Board in December 2008.
2016-05-02 None
2017-04-28 Austin C. Willis was elected to the Board in December 2008. Mr. Willis was the founder of J.T. Power LLC, a privately held company engaged in the business of selling commercial jet turbine engine parts and leasing commercial aircraft.
2018-04-27 Austin C. Willis was elected to the Board in December 2008. Mr. Willis was the founder of J.T. Power LLC, a privately held company engaged in the business of selling commercial jet turbine engine parts and leasing commercial aircraft. He served as J.T. Power's President from its founding in 2004 until 2012, when day-to-day management as President of J.T. Power was transitioned to another individual, with Mr. Willis continuing as Chief Executive Officer.
2019-04-23 Austin C. Willis was elected to the Board in December 2008. Mr. Willis was the founder of J.T. Power LLC, a privately held company engaged in the business of selling commercial jet turbine engine parts and leasing commercial aircraft.
2020-06-19 Austin C. Willis was elected to the Board in December 2008. He is Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. He received total compensation of $1,688,804 for 2019, including salary, cash incentive awards, stock awards, and other compensation.
2021-10-12 Austin C. Willis was elected to the Board in December 2008. Mr. Willis was the founder of J.T. Power LLC... From February 2016 until his deployment by the Special Forces of the U.S. Army in July 2016, Mr. Willis served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, a position he resumed upon his return in April 2017... Austin C. Willis, the son of our Chief Executive Officer, served as an executive officer of the Company during 2020, being our Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. He received total compensation of $1,486,486 for 2020, calculated in the same manner as in the Summary Compensation Table of this Proxy.
2022-04-22 Austin C. Willis was elected to the Board in December 2008. He has been serving as the Company’s CEO since April 1, 2022. Mr. Austin Willis brings to the Board familiarity with the aviation industry. Executive Compensation Summary for 2021: Austin C. Willis total compensation $1,881,000. No committees listed for him.
2023-06-22 Austin C. Willis was elected to the Board in December 2008. Mr. Austin Willis was the founder of J.T. Power LLC, a privately held company engaged in the business of selling commercial jet turbine engine parts and leasing commercial engines and aircraft. He served as J.T. Power LLC’s President from its founding in 2004 until 2012 at which point Mr. Austin Willis sold part of JT Power with the remainder being sold in 2013. Following the initial sale of JT Power, Mr. Austin Willis enlisted in the U.S. armed forces in 2012, which enlistment the Board fully supported. Mr. Austin Willis went on the serve in the Special Forces as an 18C on an operational detachments alpha team and deployed overseas. In addition to his duties with J.T. Power LLC and the U.S. armed forces, Mr. Austin Willis has invested in commercial real estate in south Florida since 2013. Since 2006, Mr. Austin Willis also owned Aviation Management LLC, an aviation consulting firm, which Mr. Austin Willis sold in 2014. From February 2016 until his military deployment in July 2016, Mr. Austin Willis served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, a position he resumed upon his return in April 2017. Mr. Austin Willis has been serving as the Company’s CEO since April 1, 2022. Mr. Austin Willis holds a bachelor’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the son of Charles F. Willis, IV. Mr. Austin Willis received total compensation of $1,360,156 for 2022, calculated in the same manner as in the Summary Compensation Table of this Proxy. His total compensation includes salary, cash incentive awards, stock awards and other compensation.
2024-04-19 Austin C. Willis was elected to the Board in December 2008 and has served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer since 2022... He received total compensation of $6,484,783 for 2023 for his service as CEO and Director.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-03-05