Biography for Robert J. Althuis, Lynxs Group LLC

Mr. Althuis is the Chief Investment Officer and a Board Member of Lynxs Group LLC (Lynxs), a joint venture between GECAS and Lynxs Holdings, LLC. Mr. Althuis also serves as a Senior Vice President in the Airport Infrastructure Group of GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS); GECAS is the commercial aircraft financing and leasing branch of General Electric Co. (GE), a diversified technology, media and financial services company, serving customers in more than 100 countries. Lynxs is an international air cargo and logistics facilities developer with its headquarters in Austin, Texas.

Prior to assuming the role of Chief Investment Officer at Lynxs, Mr. Althuis served as the lead originator for the Americas Region of GECAS’ Airport Infrastructure group. Mr. Althuis started his career at GE in an executive management program in 2002 and joined GECAS on a full-time basis in 2003. In his initial role in GECAS, as a member of the structured finance team, Mr. Althuis closed in excess of $1.5 billion of aviation related financings.

Mr. Althuis, who has dual nationality of The Netherlands and United States, holds a BBA, summa cum laude, with a major in Real Estate from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia, and a MBA, with distinction, with a major in Finance & Management from Columbia Business School in New York City. In addition, Mr. Althuis is a certified member of CCIM and a licensed real estate broker in the State of Georgia and State of Connecticut. Mr. Althuis began his career in commercial real estate acquisition and development in 1995; his last position before joining GE was Vice President and Division Manager of the commercial real estate activities of a diversified real estate firm in Atlanta, Georgia.

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