East Midlands Airport reveals new MD

East Midlands Airport has a new managing director as part of an organisational restructure by parent company Manchester Airports Group (MAG).

Steve Griffiths, previously the boss at London Stansted Airport, has taken over from Clare James.

MAG has appointed Gareth Powell as the new managing director of London Stansted Airport.

Griffiths will be responsible for the next phase of the cargo strategy at East Midlands Airport – the UK’s busiest pure freight airport. In addition, he will have group-wide responsibility for delivering MAG’s Operational Transformation Programme.

Griffiths said: “East Midlands Airport is one of the most important airports in the whole country, forming the backbone of express freight that powers the growth of advanced manufacturing and other high-value industries. It is the hub that connects customers across England, Scotland and Wales to the world’s most important markets.

“I am looking forward to working with the fantastic team at East Midlands to further strengthen that critical national role and realise the huge potential of the Freeport, while continuing to deliver excellent customer service to our loyal passenger base and supporting our local communities.

“Alongside my leadership of East Midlands Airport, delivering our Operational Transformation Programme will be fundamental to MAG’s growth across the group. I want to capitalise on the unique opportunity we have as a national airport operator to lead the way with how to run airports that customers want to use and airlines want to fly from.”