The company structure of Newcastle International Airport is the result of an agreement by the airport’s seven local authority shareholders to enter into a Public Private Partnership with Copenhagen Airports in May 2001. As part of the establishment of a PPP for the future the local authority shareholders sold 49% of their equity interest in the Company to Copenhagen Airports and the Company has entered into a 15 year Technical Services Agreement with Copenhagen Airports.
Shareholders:
Durham County Council
Gateshead MBC
City of Newcastle
North Tyneside MBC
Northumberland County Council
South Tyneside MBC
City of Sunderland
Copenhagen Airports
Executive Directors:
- Dave Laws - Chief Executive
- Simon Fisher - Finance Director
Non-Executive Directors:
- Rasmus Christiansen - Copenhagen Airports
- John Stent - Copenhagen Airports
- Iain Malcolm - South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
- Bill Brooks - Northumberland County Council
Management Team:
- Nicola Boulter - Head of Commercial
- Chris Davis - Head of Operations
- Chris Sanders - Head of Airline Relations and Development
- Darren Kelly - IT Support Manager
- Steve Armstrong - Fire & Rescue Service Manager
- Graeme Mason - Head of Planning and External Affairs
- George Nesbitt - Car Parking Business Manager
- Peter Rea - Health & Safety Manager
- Keith Faley - Human Resources Manager
- Julie Stewart - Learning and Development Manager
- Eric Wrightson - Airfield Operations Manager
- Peter Snell - Landside Operations Manager
- Kirsten Hofbeck - Finance Manager
- Gordon Jackson Hopps - Projects and Engineering Manager
- Keith Rodgers - Air Traffic Services Manager