BOARD UPDATES

17th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly

At the 17th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly in Singapore in May 2022, Mr. Emmanuel Menanteau was appointed as the new President. Mr. Menanteau, who succeeded Mr. Seow Hiang Lee, CEO of Changi Airport Group, will serve as the president until end of 2024.

Mr. Menanteau, who served ACI Asia-Pacific as the First Vice President, represents Cambodia Airports, operated by VINCI Airports. Four new Regional Board Directors were also named at the Board Meeting for a three-year term, commencing June 2022. The new Regional Board Directors are:

· Dato’ Iskandar Mizal Bin Mahmood, Managing Director of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad

· Mr. Kyung Wook Kim, President & CEO of Incheon International Airport Corporation

· Mr. Cheok Kuan Kan, Executive Director of Macau International Airport Company Limited

· Mr. Hyeong Jung Yoon, President & CEO of Korea Airports Corporation

The Assembly witnessed the coming together of over 100 airports’ representatives and World Business Partners, including almost 20 Board members, from Asia-Pacific and the Middle East to deliberate on important decisions and discuss the latest business trends. It was the first in-person meeting since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

The WGB is currently led by Mr. Aimen Al Hosni (Oman Airports), who continues to engage with Asia-Pacific Board as special advisor.

ACI Asia-Pacific Appoints Three New Members into its Board

The ACI Asia-Pacific appointed three new members into its Board at its 34 th Board Meeting in Muscat, hosted by Oman Airports in Muscat.

The three members to join the 27-member board are Ms. Lorie Argus from Australia, Mr. Muhammad Awaluddin from Indonesia and Mr. Chang Yi Wang from China. Ms. Lorie currently serves as the CEO of Australia Pacific Airports Corporation (APAC), which manages and operates Melbourne and Launceston Airports. While Mr. Awaluddin serves as the President Director of PT Angkasa Pura II, a state-owned enterprise under the Indonesian Department of Transport overseeing airports in Western Indonesia, Mr. Wang serves as the Chairman of Capital Airports Holding Limited & Beijing Capital International Airport Co. Ltd.

The Board, comprising aviation business leaders from across the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region, provides strategic direction for ACI Asia-Pacific in its advocacy efforts, programmes and activities within the region.