Managing Director/Partner

Niklas has over 35 years of experience in the finance and aviation markets both as principal and advisor, including six years with a public aircraft leasing company, first as CFO and later as CEO. His earlier experience includes Corporate Finance with Alfred Berg in Stockholm and Oslo, heading the Swedish operation of MVI, overseeing PE&VC investments, and various positions within FinansSkandic, part of SEB Group. He is the former CEO of the listed aircraft leasing company Solitair, and is a board member of Airlink, an aviation NGO that supports disaster responses globally. Niklas regularly appears as a speaker and panelist at sustainable aviation events around the world.

Partner

Robert founded Rockton with Todd Chambers in 1998. After earning an MBA in International Finance at The Thunderbird School he worked in project finance with Nordic American Banking Corporation in New York, and then joined Svenska Handelsbanken and later, G.E. Capital. Prior to founding Rockton, he started several successful businesses that were sold to outside investors. Robert is an elected board member of The European Regions Airlines Association, a trade association representing more than 60 airlines, and was recently appointed as an honorary member of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, which he co-founded.

Partner

Ulf has been in the aviation industry since 1985 and has held various positions within the fields of aircraft operation, leasing and financing such as VP Marketing at Volito Aviation Services, VP Sales & Marketing at CTT Systems AB, VP Marketing at PK Airfinance (Luxembourg). Ulf spent eight years with the airline Transwede Airways, where he was Head of Technical for five years. Ulf also has experience from wind power projecting and investment. Ulf holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lund Institute of Technology and is committee member for the industry body ISTAT Foundation Grants Committee.

Investment and Technical Manager

Florian has previously worked as a consultant in aircraft engineering, performing aircraft and engine pre-purchase inspections, handling phase-outs/-ins at many major airlines and running the engineering department on behalf of several start-up airlines. He holds an MBA in financial management from the Stockholm School of Economics, a Master of Science in Aerospace Manufacturing from Cranfield University and a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Technology and Management from the University of Leeds.

Finance Director

Alena has extensive experience within the financial industry with roles as the Head of the Controlling team at Morgan Stanley Private Equity Funds and as Group Financial Controller at the fund management company Coeli. Alena holds a Master of Economics and Business Administration degree from the Stockholm School of Economics.