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Paul Kehoe has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer at Birmingham International Airport.

Paul Kehoe was previously Managing Director at London Luton and Belfast International Airports during his eight years with the Airport Group, TBI. He is currently Chief Executive at Bristol Airport.

Commenting on his appointment, Paul Kehoe said:

“This is a tremendously exciting time to lead the team at Birmingham Airport.

“The developments that are either planned or under way are ambitious and will enable the Airport to continue to make a significant contribution to the success of the region”.

John Hudson, Chairman of BirminghamInternationalAirport commented:

“We are delighted to have attracted Paul to Birmingham Airport following a very competitive selection process.  He brings with him a wealth of airport operating experience and the board looks forward to Paul’s leadership during the challenging times ahead”.

Profile - Paul Kehoe

• 2007 to-date – Chief Executive Officer, Bristol Airport

• 2005-2006 – Chief Executive Officer, DX Services PLC

• 1997-2005 – Managing Director of Luton and Belfast Airports and Executive Director of TBI European Airports, TBI PLC Airports

• 1993-1997 – Senior Executive, Serco Group, including Managing Director of Serco Aviation Services (Australia) and Executive Chairman of Serco Aviation Services (North America)

• 1990-1993 – BAe Systems PLC, managed the Group’s Airport portfolio including Liverpool Airport

• 1987-1989 – Management Consultant

• 1981-1987 – Royal Air Force - Air Traffic Control Officer

•  MBA (Warwick), B.Sc. (Hons) Geography, Diploma Marketing

• Married to Lesley and has two children