Our Company

Brian Sondey is our Chief Executive Officer, and has served as a director of our Company since July 2016. Upon the closing of the Merger of TCIL and TAL in July 2016, Mr. Sondey, who had served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of TAL since 2004, became the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Triton. Mr. Sondey joined TAL’s former parent, Transamerica Corporation, in April 1996 as Director of Corporate Development. He then joined TAL International Container Corporation in November 1998 as Senior Vice President of Business Development. In September 1999, Mr. Sondey became President of TAL International Container Corporation. Prior to his work with Transamerica Corporation and TAL International Container Corporation, Mr. Sondey worked as a Management Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group and as a Mergers & Acquisitions Associate at J.P. Morgan. Mr. Sondey holds an MBA from The Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA degree in Economics from Amherst College.

Michael Pearl is our Chief Financial Officer. He oversees our Finance & Accounting, Investor Relations, Treasury, Internal Audit, and Information Technology departments. Mr. Pearl joined Triton in 2009 and has led the company’s Treasury function since 2016. He has also been responsible for other significant areas within the finance organization, including credit and risk management, business development, and financial planning and analysis. Before Triton, Mr. Pearl worked for several companies in the financial sector, including National City Bank, Wachovia Bank, and S&P Global. Mr. Pearl received an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan and a B.A. from Colby College.

John O’Callaghan is our Executive Vice President, Global Head of Field Marketing and Operations, and is responsible for overseeing global marketing and operations. Upon the closing of the Merger of TCIL and TAL in July 2016, Mr. O’Callaghan, who had served as the Senior Vice President, Europe, North America, South America and the Indian Sub-continent of TCIL since 2006, became our Global Head of Field Marketing and Operations. From 2002 to 2006, Mr. O'Callaghan served as Regional Vice President, Europe, South America, South Africa and the Indian Sub-continent, and prior to that as Vice President, Refrigerated Containers commencing in 1998. Mr. O’Callaghan was Director of Marketing, Refrigerated Containers from 1996 and Marketing Manager, Refrigerated Containers beginning in 1994. Prior to joining Triton, Mr. O’Callaghan worked as an architect on various construction projects including the Canary Wharf development with Koetter Kim and projects in Germany with Buro Bolles Wilson. Mr. O’Callaghan studied engineering at Trinity College Dublin and qualified with RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) as an architect with the Architectural Association in London.

Kevin Valentine is our Executive Vice President, Triton Container Sales. Mr. Valentine is responsible for the execution of our global container sales and trading activities and for overseeing Triton’s tank lease product line. Mr. Valentine joined TAL International Container Corporation in 1994 as Marketing Manager, UK following TAL’s acquisition of his previous employer, Tiphook Container Rental. After joining TAL, Mr. Valentine held positions in TAL’s London office as General Manager UK, Area Director Europe and Vice President, Trader Container Sales & Trading, Mr. Valentine relocated to TAL’s headquarters in 2008 and prior to the Merger of TCIL and TAL was TAL’s Senior Vice President, Trader and Global Operations, responsible for overseeing TAL’s global container and chassis sales and trading activities, global fleet operations, TAL’s tank and chassis leasing product lines and its regional leasing activities in the Americas. Prior to joining TAL International Container Corporation, Mr. Valentine held positions with Tiphook Container Rental from 1990 as Marketing Manager, Indian Subcontinent and Middle East based in London and Marketing Manager, Benelux based in Antwerp, Belgium. Mr. Valentine received a BA (Hons) degree in Business from Middlesex University (formerly known as Middlesex Polytechnic), London, England.

Carla Heiss is our Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, and is responsible for overseeing all legal matters. Ms. Heiss is a seasoned attorney with more than 25 years of corporate and financial legal experience.  Before joining Triton, Ms. Heiss served as Deputy General Counsel & Secretary at Bunge Limited, where she held several positions in the legal department from 2003 to 2019. Before Bunge, Ms. Heiss spent nine years with the law firm of Shearman & Sterling LLP, where she was a member of the capital markets and international finance practice groups. Ms. Heiss holds a J.D. degree from The George Washington University Law School, and earned her B.A. degree in Government from Cornell University.