Chris Garton

Chris works with airport owners and operators to improve airport operations and also acts as a NED for a London airport.

Prior to this he was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Solutions Officer for Heathrow Airport Ltd. This followed a 9-year period with Dubai Airports as Executive Vice President, Operations, where he played a key role in growing annual passenger numbers threefold over a 9-year period. As part of that role, he led the adoption of improved process and technology particularly across the airfield and terminals to enable the passenger growth within the existing DXB footprint.

Before Dubai Airports, he held several posts during a 5-year stint at Gatwick Airport, including Operational Solutions Director and Engineering General Manager.

Before entering the world of aviation, Chris served as Business Engineering Manager with Ineos/ICI plc, an international manufacturer of chemicals, and held numerous operations and engineering management positions during a 20-year career. 

Chris, who holds a BSc(Eng) in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College, is a Chartered Engineer and is married with three children.