Qatar Air boss takes up seat on Heathrow board

Sunday, 10 February 2013 4:22 PM

Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, has been appointed as non-executive director on the board Heathrow Airport Holdings, the UK's The Telegraph reported.

The newspaper said that Al Baker along with Ali Bouzarif will take up seats on the board of the holding company behind the world's busiest airport, following Qatar Holding's 20 percent investment in the company last October.

Al Baker has been promoting the expansion of Heathrow Airport, not only because the infrastructure has reached a “critical point”, but also because he believes it would create more jobs and business opportunities.

Later this week, the airport authority will outline plans to invest GBP£3bn (US$4.75bn) in developing infrastructure at Heathrow.

A spokesperson for Qatar Airways had not responded to Arabian Business's request for comment on the matter at the time of publishing.

Follow @ArabianBusiness

Join the Discussion

Disclaimer:The view expressed here by our readers are not necessarily shared by Arabian Business, its employees, sponsors or its advertisers.

Please post responsibly. Commenter Rules

Posted by: Qatari Sunday, 10 February 2013 6:48 PM[UAE] - Qatar

Congratulations Mr. AlBaker

Reply to this comment.

Arabian Business Power 500 2013 - Top 5 from UAE »


View complete list

Photo Galleries
Videos

31
Are there too many Brits in the UAE?

Could you imagine what would happen if a large proportion of the educated, professional worker population suddenly left (let alone the domestic workers... more
Friday, 24 May 2013 1:26 PM - Khalid
27
Bahrain MPs vote to ban pork in kingdom

@both, the world is not the same all over; thankfully, the citizens of one country view things differently than another. Europe allowing something does... more
Friday, 24 May 2013 1:25 PM - SAM
8
Dubai contractor Arabtec says workers end strike

I have worked in Arabtec, Dubai as an Engineer for 7 years and moved on a few years back. I consider Arabtec as one of the best company's I have worked... more
Friday, 24 May 2013 1:23 PM - Manoj

Read all user comments »

44
Dubai labourers stage rare strike for more pay

As much as I love the UAE, this will be a problem for them in the future. Lets look at this from any democratic Country on Earth. If I decided not to turn... more
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 11:56 AM - Ty Say
31
Are there too many Brits in the UAE?

Could you imagine what would happen if a large proportion of the educated, professional worker population suddenly left (let alone the domestic workers... more
Friday, 24 May 2013 1:26 PM - Khalid
27
Bahrain MPs vote to ban pork in kingdom

@both, the world is not the same all over; thankfully, the citizens of one country view things differently than another. Europe allowing something does... more
Friday, 24 May 2013 1:25 PM - SAM

Read all user comments »

55
Emirates defends no staff bonus, despite huge profit

Top managment greed is one of the main reasons that caused the 2008 crises. hope i delivered the message..
more
Friday, 24 May 2013 2:01 AM - MYT
44
Dubai labourers stage rare strike for more pay

As much as I love the UAE, this will be a problem for them in the future. Lets look at this from any democratic Country on Earth. If I decided not to turn... more
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 11:56 AM - Ty Say
31
Are there too many Brits in the UAE?

Could you imagine what would happen if a large proportion of the educated, professional worker population suddenly left (let alone the domestic workers... more
Friday, 24 May 2013 1:26 PM - Khalid

Read all user comments »

Log in Not registered? Register now!

Retrieve password form

Services:

Qatar Air boss takes up seat on Heathrow board

Related:

Stories

Companies

Also in Transport

Also in Qatar

Join the Discussion

Further reading

Features & Analysis

Most Popular

Most Discussed