Bio

C-level Executive in aviation and transportation industry with over 15-year experience managing commercial operations of airports, asset management activities for an infrastructure fund and operations/business development for a travel retail company. I am currently the Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Committee Member for Abu Dhabi Airports Company, where I am responsible for all commercial activities (airline business development, retail/F&B/surface access, Abu Dhabi Airport Free Zone…) across the 5 airports. I was previously Principal at QIC Global Infrastructure (2020/2021), leading asset management activities for an investment in a large regional European hub. Prior to that, I had initially joined Glasgow Airport in 2010 as Commercial Director and was then promoted to CCO of AGS (Aberdeen, Glasgow, Southampton) Airports when a consortium Ferrovial/Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Estate acquired the 3 airports from Heathrow Ltd (ex BAA). I started my career in the aviation industry in 2006 when I joined The Nuance Group, a leading Swiss-based travel retailer now part of Dufry, where I was active in business development, working on various concession tenders and starting operations in multiple countries. The first part of my career was in management consulting working successively for Ormis, Accenture and Bain & Company, advising mainly FMCG and retail companies on strategy and was also involved in due diligence for private equity funds. I hold an MSc in Management from EM Lyon and a MBA from INSEAD. At industry level, I am also the Chair of the UK Travel Retail Forum (UKTRF) and the Vice-President Aviation Affairs of the European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC).