Board Member

Rick Poulton

Richard J. (“Rick”) Poulton has over fifteen years of financial and aviation leadership experience and currently serves as AAR CORP’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

Mr. Poulton joined AAR in August 2006 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in June 2007. From 1994 through 2006, Mr. Poulton held positions of increasing responsibility with UAL Corp. and United Airlines, including Senior Vice President Business Development; Senior Vice President Strategic Sourcing; President and Chief Financial Officer of UAL Loyalty Services.

Mr. Poulton holds a BS in accounting, with honors, from Marquette University and a masters degree, with concentrations in strategy and finance, from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Rick currently serves on the executive committee of the Board of The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and previously served on the Boards of Alliant Credit Union, Airliance Materials, Skytech Solutions and BELAC.

Rick and his wife Melinda have five children and live in Glenview, IL.