Stephen B. Estill — CMO at Macquarie Group

Mr. Stephen B. Estill, also known as Steve, has been a Chief Marketing Officer of Macquarie Rotorcraft Leasing since July, 2013. Mr. Estill develops, negotiates and implements strategic partnerships globally that help sustain and extend Sikorsky's footprint in the increasingly complex international marketplace. Mr. Estill served as a Vice President of Strategic Partnerships of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation since January 2009. He served as a Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. He was responsible for United States government business development, international military sales and commercial helicopter sales for Sikorsky. He joined Sikorsky in 2002, as Vice President, Worldwide Sales and led a resurgence in Sikorsky's commercial and international business achieving unparalleled growth metrics. He has led successful sales campaigns and programs in Asia, Latin America and Europe. His international experience includes leadership for international strategic planning, business development, strategic alliance development, joint product development and marketing, co-production and non-traditional project financing. Prior to joining Sikorsky, Mr. Estill served as a Vice President of Sales at Bell Helicopter of Textron. He was responsible for leading Sales and Marketing for Bell's commercial products and international military campaigns. At Bell, he gained broad aerospace knowledge and experience, having held leadership positions in Operations Planning and Management, Program and Product Management, Offset and Counter trade, and Management Systems Development. He spent more than 20 years with Textron where he served as Vice President, Communications, Sales and Marketing. Mr. Estill holds both Master's of Science and Bachelor's of Science degrees in Accounting from the University of North Texas.