Tobias Kleitman presented with 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award at NAFA
The National Aircraft Finance Association celebrated Tobias Kleitman’s contribution to the association with Lifetime Achievement Award at the 54th Annual Conference.
Tobias has been on the NAFA Board of Directors since 2008 and in 2010 he held the position of treasurer.
“The Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award has been bestowed to very few individuals due to its eligibility criteria. NAFA’s focus has always been on the integrity of an aircraft’s transaction and financing. As such, the association is founded on character, and a deep-rooted commitment to integrity. Tobias has exemplified this as a Board Member and Treasurer of NAFA,” said NAFA’s president Bryan Byers.
NAFA said that during his tenure, Tobias has helped guide the association through periods of growth, change and challenge.
“We recognize not just a career of achievement but a legacy of service, leadership and character. For his many years of loyal service Tobias was awarded NAFA’s Lifetime Achievement Award, one of the highest honors it has to present,” the association said in its statement.
The National Aircraft Finance Association (NAFA) is comprised of over 191 companies that have promoted the general welfare of aircraft finance for more than 50 years.
NAFA provides the business and GA aircraft finance community opportunities for growth and betterment.
Its network is comprised of lenders and product service providers who work together to finance general and business aviation aircraft.
