ACI Asia-Pacific elects new board members at virtual regional assembly

Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific has named new officers, directors and special advisors to its regional board during its first-ever virtual regional assembly. The regional board governs the overall development strategy of ACI Asia-Pacific and comprises aviation business leaders from across the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region. The annual regional assembly evolved to a virtual event following the cancellation of the 15th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly, Conference & Exhibition as a result of the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on air travel. Access the full list of board members here. The new board officers elected for a two-year period are: Ali Salim al Midfa, chairman, Sharjah Airport Authority, UAE (second vice president) SGK Kishore, executive director, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd., India (second vice president) Elected for a second term of two years as board officers are: Sheikh Aimen bin Ahmed al Hosni, CEO, Oman Airports Management Company, Oman (secretary-treasurer) Seow Hiang Lee, CEO, Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Singapore (president) Emmanuel Menanteau, board member, Cambodia Airports, Cambodia (first vice president) The new board directors elected for a three-year period are: Kjeld Binger, permanent senior advisor to the board of directors, Airport International Group, Jordan Gert-Jan de Graaff, CEO, Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Limited, Australia Faiz Jhan, CEO, Fiji Airports, Fiji Bon Hwan Koo, president and CEO, Incheon International Airport Corporation, Korea Fred Lam, CEO, Airport Authority Hong Kong, Hong Kong Qin Yun, chairman of the board, Shanghai Airport Authority, China Jean-Michel Ratron, CEO, Aeroport de Tahiti, French Polynesia Nitinai Sirismatthakarn, president, Airports of Thailand Public Co. Ltd, Thailand Chang Wan Son, CEO, Korea Airports Corporation, Korea Yoshiyuki Yamaya, representative director and CEO, Kansai Airports, Japan Appointed by the regional board, the new special advisors are: Suleiman al Bassam, executive vice president, General Authority of Civil Aviation, Saudi Arabia Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO, Delhi International Airport Ltd, India Xue Song Liu, Chairman, Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd, China For Editorial Inquiries Contact: Editor Matt Driskill at [email protected] For Advertising Inquiries Contact: Head of Sales Kay Rolland at [email protected]