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Adrian Littlewood: “He has done an outstanding job leading the growth and development of the retail and commercial division” |
NEW ZEALAND. Auckland Airport today announced that Adrian Littlewood, currently the company’s General Manager of Retail & Commercial, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective 12 November.
Chair of Auckland Airport Joan Withers said the Board was delighted to have appointed Littlewood after an extensive local and international search programme which attracted a significant number of high-calibre applicants.
“Adrian, who joined the airport in 2009, has played an instrumental role in delivering on the company’s new strategic approach which has transformed our business performance and delivered significant benefit to passengers, airline partners, the wider tourism sector and New Zealand as a whole,” she said.
“In particular he has done an outstanding job leading the growth and development of the retail and commercial division, our key non-aeronautical revenue lines which now deliver approximately 40% of the airport’s income – NZ$166 million (US$137 million) revenue.”
“Adrian’s broad commercial experience, his proven performance while at the airport and strategic management background mean he is ideally equipped to lead the next phase of ambitious growth in the business as we maintain our leadership position in New Zealand tourism.”
Littlewood said that under his leadership Auckland Airport will continue its commitment to growth through innovation and appropriate capital investment in order to maintain the momentum achieved to date.
“I’m delighted to have the opportunity to lead a New Zealand business that makes such a significant contribution to the national economy,” he commented. “Auckland Airport has a very clear understanding of how to create choice for customers and will keep its focus on making journeys better for each of them.
“I’m looking forward to leading the airport team to build on the recent growth delivered by the airport and meet the increased market expectations we face.
“We have a strong leadership team in place to achieve ambitious tourism growth – both in volume and value – and deliver on the infrastructure development plans outlined in our strategic plan.
“We will continue to work closely with our partners in the tourism and trade sectors to make the most of the opportunities that exist as we move ahead to finalise our Master Plan of airfield, terminal and land development to meet New Zealand’s needs.”
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