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Board of Directors

Board of Directors 2023-03-05T19:10:35+03:00

Angela Gittens, President

Angela Gittens was Director General of Airports Council International (ACI World) from 2008 till 2020. She was formerly airport CEO for Miami and Atlanta and Deputy at San Francisco International Airport. In other previous roles, Gittens served as Vice- President, Airport Business Services for HNTB Corporation, where she led the firm’s practice in airport business and strategic planning.

As Vice-President at TBI Airport Management, she oversaw the transition to private ownership of London Luton Airport and managed operations contracts at several airports in the US and Canada.

Gittens is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and has served on numerous aviation industry boards and committees including the FAA Management Advisory Committee, the FAA Research, Engineering and Development Committee, the National Civil Aviation Review Commission (“the Mineta Commission”), the Executive Committee of the Transportation Research Board, the Airport Cooperative Research Program Oversight Committee and the Board of Directors of JetBlue Airways.

Eamonn BrennanVice President

Eamonn Brennan is the Director General of EUROCONTROL based in Brussels, Belgium. EUROCONTROL is an intergovern- mental European organization with 41 member States and com- prehensive agreements with two others. It manages the European Air Traffic Network handling over 11 million flights yearly and is central to the financial management of the system, which costs €10 billion annually. The organization provides a range of technical coor- dination activities, training and research support for States, Airlines, ATC Providers, Airports and Industry. In addition, it also provides ATC services for the upper airspace of the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and Northern Germany amongst the busiest airspace in continental

Prior to joining EUROCONTROL, he was Chief Executive of the Irish Aviation Authority with responsibility for the safety regulation of the fast growing civil aviation sector, providing air navigation services in Irish airspace and ATC at major airports and North Atlantic Communications. He was significantly involved in the promotion of the industry, which saw considerable growth with high levels of safety, performance, cost efficiency and expansion of services, in- vestments in technology, resources and infrastructure. He has also worked on international positions in South East Asia, based in Kuala Lumpur, in Malta and London and led the successful Airline Group bid for the first ever part privatisation of a European Air Navigation Service Provider in the UK.

 

Dr Kostas Iatrou, Secretary & Director General

Dr Kostas Iatrou was appointed in 2018 as the Director General of Hermes – Air Transport Organisation.

Kostas holds a PhD in Air Transport Management from Cranfield University, is the author of the book “100 Years of Commercial Aviation” and co-author of the book “Airline Choices for the Future”.

He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Air Transport Studies.

Kostas is the owner of ATN – Air Transport News, President of the Air Transport Awards and founder and Honorary Member of the Hellenic Aviation Society.

In 2016 Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) Mediterranean awarded to ATN and to his owner, Dr Kostas Iatrou, the International Press Award for his contribution to European Aviation.

In 2009 he served as Deputy Mayor of Ekali, Greece.

He is married with Evgenia Votanopoulou and they have two children, George and Yiannis.

Professor Andreas Papatheodorou, Treasurer

Nick Calio, Member