Airport Strengthens Team With New Board Members

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Blackpool Airport has strengthened its team with the appointment of three new Independent Non-Executive Board Directors for Blackpool Airport Operations Ltd (BAOL), who bring with them a wealth of aviation expertise & knowledge.

Matt Williams Airport Strengthens Team With New Board Members
Matt Williams
Matt is a Finance Director for Northern Rail & leads teams across finance, IT, procurement, legal, internal audit & business insight.
A chartered accountant trained at Deloitte, Matt worked for United Utilities & then in the nuclear sector. In 2013, Matt joined Manchester Airports Group as Finance Director of Stansted Airport then Manchester Airport before swapping planes for trains in 2020 as he started his current role at Northern.

Karen Whelan Airport Strengthens Team With New Board Members

Karen Whelan
Karen has a lifelong interest in aviation which has encompassed a B.Eng in Aeronautical Engineering, 26 years working for BAE Systems AIR sector business & gaining a Private Pilots Licence. Karen is also on the BAOL Employment Committee.

Karen brings two decades of experience running all aspects of aviation engineering projects & holds a Masters degree in Business Administration. She is also a trustee of the Association of Project Management, a charity with a Royal Charter, & her local Parochial Church Council.

Karen Taylor Airport Strengthens Team With New Board Members

Karen Taylor
Joining Gloucestershire Airport in 2018 as Commercial Financial Director, Karen Taylor was appointed Managing Director of the UK’s busiest general aviation airport in January 2021. Described by Aviation Business News as ’busy & brilliant’, Karen is not one to shy away from challenges. During her four-year tenure she has remained wedded to bringing a modern commercial vision to Gloucestershire Airport.

She started her career in Financial Services working for companies including Natwest, Swiss Re, Zurich & Capita before diversifying into housing & care, then joining aviation. Outside of work Karen has two children & is a sports enthusiast. She can regularly be found skiing, riding, running & more recently clay pigeon shooting.

 

Cllr Gillian Campbell, Chair of BAOL said, “We are delighted to welcome Matt & both Karen’s to the team. Between them there is a wealth of aviation & business experience that will be invaluable to the airport as we embark on a new chapter to cement its future as a strategic transport hub for the NW & secure its long term, sustainable economic growth.”

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