Brian Franke biography

Brian Hanna Franke serves as Chairman of the Board of the Company. Currently, he is a principal specializing in aviation investments with Indigo Partners LLC, a private equity firm based in the United States. Mr. Franke has previously been a member of the board of directors of Tiger Airways Holdings (Singapore) since 2008 and Tiger Airways Australia since May 2009. He is also a member of the board of directors of Frontier and JetSMART Airlines (Chile). Prior to that, Mr. Franke was vice president of Franke & Company Inc., a boutique private equity firm focused on small and medium enterprises investments. He was also a director in marketing for Anderson Company, a U.S. real estate developer, from 1989 to 1992 and a marketing manager for United Brands Inc., a U.S. distribution and licensing company for consumer goods, from 1987 to 1989. Mr. Franke holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Arizona and a Masters of International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management. He also serves on the University of Arizona Foundation Board and participates on its Investment Committee. He is William A. Franke’s son.