Richard Townsend

Richard J.
Townsend's current job is as the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Monocle Acquisition Corp.
Formerly, Mr. Townsend worked as the Controller & Strategy Director at ITT Industries, Inc. (New Jersey) from 1996 to 1998.
He also served as an Independent Director at AerSale Corp.
from 2020 to 2024.
Additionally, he held the position of Controller at International Business Machines Corp.
From 1998 to 2007, Mr. Townsend was the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Loral Space & Communications, Inc. He also served as the Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at Loral Orion, Inc. Furthermore, Mr. Townsend worked as the Chief Operating Officer & Partner at Rangeley Capital LLC from 2008 to 2017.
In terms of education, Mr. Townsend obtained an MBA from Stanford University in 1979.
He also holds a graduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, which he received in 1977.
Additionally, he completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan in 1972.