Surprise announcement of airport's new boss
05.07.08
Birmingham Airport has announced that its new chief executive will be Paul Kehoe, currently in the same role at Bristol Airport and previously been chief executive at both Luton and Belfast International airports. Birmingham's acting managing director Joe Kelly had been expected to get the job, which was advertised nationally at a salary of £200,000 earlier this year.
Mr Kelly took over control of the airport temporarily last year, following the death in a car accident of then managing director Richard Heard. No date has been set for Mr Kehoe to take up his new appointment, and airport officials have made no comment about the future of Mr Kelly.
During a 20-year career in the aviation industry, Mr Kehoe has been an RAF air traffic controller, manager of BAe Systems airports portfolio and a senior executive with the Serco Group, in addition to running the various UK airports. He has an MBA from the University of Warwick and is married with two children.
In his new role, his first task will be to oversee the £120m extension of the main runway, which will allow airlines to operate non-stop flights from Birmingham to India, China and the west coast of America for the first time. The airport also plans major expansion over the next few years including construction of a new international flights terminal.
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