As the lynchpin between the world’s largest aerospace company and the world’s fastest-growing aerospace region, Paul Kinscherff has the tough task of fulfilling the many and varied wishes of many of the Gulf’s most important leaders.

Not only does Boeing play a vital role in terms of civil aviation, with products that are popular with the Gulf’s biggest airlines, it has also joined a number of partnerships with local firms like Mubadala to develop indigenous aerospace technical expertise.

Kinscherff had served as Boeing’s vice president of finance and treasurer since November 2003, but in March 2008 he assumed the role of president of Boeing Middle East.

Prior to that, he was employed at US defence manufacturer Lockheed Martin, where he was part of a team that helped Lockheed customers finance aircraft deals.

His background lies firmly in finance and he earned a master’s degree in business and public policy from the University of Texas, where he was a Moody Foundation fellow.