ACI EUROPE re-elects Dr Michael Kerkloh as President

SECOND TERM: The CEO of Munich Airport took the helm last year

Dr Michael Kerkloh has been re-elected for a second term as President of ACI EUROPE. 

Dr Kerkloh said “I would like to thank you for the trust you have placed in me. It is an honour to be re-elected to chair ACI EUROPE.

“This is an interesting time in our industry and the wider air transport sector. Robust growth and yet, significant and fast-emerging risks.

“I’m not just talking about the usual cyclical nature of air transport, but also the volatile geopolitical situation, the disruption happening to the retail & other non-aeronautical revenues in our business and regulatory risk from the aggressive campaigning by airlines on the aero-revenue side. All of which means that ACI EUROPE has a lot of work on its plate.”

He added “As President, my priority at all times will be to continue to ensure we defend the collective interests of all our members, regardless of size or location. I will also work to ensure greater association with our world business partners and coherency with our other industry stakeholders.”

Dr Kerkloh is a long standing member of the airport industry, having worked in various roles at Frankfurt and Hamburg airports, before being appointed the position CEO at Munich Airport in 2002. He is a past President of the national airport association in Germany, ADV and a member of the Executive Committee of BDL, the German Aviation Industry Association. He succeeded Groupe ADP’s Augsutin de Romanet as President of ACI EUROPE last year.

During this year’s General Assembly, the following people were elected to the Board of ACI EUROPE, for a first mandate:

• Jaime Garcia Legaz, President & CEO – Aena
• Ugo de Carolis, CEO – Aeroporti di Roma
• David Cicéo, Managing Director & President – Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport & Romanian Airports Association
• Dr Dimitry Kamenshchik, Chairman of the Board of Directors – Moscow Domodedovo Airport
• Dalton Philips, CEO – daa

In addition, the following people were re-elected to the Board for a second mandate:

• Dr Stefan Schulte, CEO of Fraport AG
• Dominique Thillaud, Président, Société Aéroports Côte d’Azur, Nice & Cannes-Mandelieu
• Dr. Yiannis Paraschis, CEO, Athens International Airport
• John Holland-Kaye, CEO, Heathrow Airport
• Robert Sinclair, CEO, London City Airport
• Raoul Laurent, Director General des Ports et Aéroports – CCI métropolitaine
  Bretagne Ouest.