Winter lunch at The Balmoral
Join members and a range of cross-industry leaders and decision makers for a lunch to remember
In celebration of the new direct Emirates route between Edinburgh and Dubai launching this November, we are proud to extend an invite to all members and interested guests to a welcome drink on arrival, a luxurious two-course lunch and a glass of wine, hosted at Edinburgh's world-famous Balmoral Hotel.
Alongside their meal attendees can enjoy networking, tea and coffee and hear from our speakers - Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive, Edinburgh Airport and Julie Bailey, Sales Manager, Emirates Airline.
Speakers
Gordon Dewar
Gordon Dewar took up the post of Chief Executive in July 2012, with the airport experiencing 63% growth in passengers from 9m to 14.7m passengers in 2019 – a record for any Scottish airport.
Rebranding the airport as the place where ‘Scotland meets the world’, Gordon has overseen significant capital investment in capacity, productivity improvements and customer service enhancements that have been recognised through airport and wider business awards in Scotland, the UK and internationally.
Gordon spent 4 years with BAA running Glasgow and Edinburgh airports through periods of extensive investments in terminal capacity and passenger growth from 2007 to 2010. He then spent 2 years as Chief Executive at Bahrain International Airport creating a independent and profitable business for the first time after a carve out from Government.
Gordon has held a number of senior positions with leading transport operators, including commercial, general management and business development roles in bus and rail operations. Prior to this he spent 10 years in Transport Consultancy.
Gordon is a Board member of the Airport Operators Association (AOA).
Julie Bailey
Sales Manager, Emirates Airline
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The Balmoral
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