Chris Doak, speaking at Smart Airports World MENA 2011

Chris Doak,
Chief Executive Officer
Hamilton International Airport, New Zealand

Chris Doak is in his 5th Year as CEO at Hamilton International Airport, having joined in February 2006.
During his time at Hamilton Chris has conducted a number of projects including:
aeronautical and non-aeronautical Airport Master planning
re-establishing and leading regional tourism and destination marketing for central North Islands Waikato region
recapitalisation projects
strategic marketing, attracting airline Pacific Blue to the region
$15M Terminal development, being awarded the New Zealand Airports Association Project of the Year, becoming a case study for ACIs ASQ survey.
$200M commercial business park joint venture between Hamilton Airport and McConnell Property Group Ltd.
aeronautical re pricing
land rezoning project, air noise boundary and runway designations programs
Previously to becoming CEO at Hamilton, Chris was employed by WEL Energy Group (now WEL Networks) as General Manager, Growth & Development where he delivered a number of projects including the Te Uku Wind Farm, Gas Generation, and Telecommunications projects.
Chris is a qualified engineer with a Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree from Canterbury University and is completing Business Administration studies at Mt Eliza Business School in Melbourne.
In his spare time, Chris is a successful horse breeder, producing New Zealands highest rated international galloper in 2009.

Appearing:

Day 1: Monday 26th September 2011

14.10

Panel discussion: Current challenges to smart airport development

Exploring physical and environmental restraints hindering development
Exploring planning and regulatory restraints hindering development
What are the most viable solutions to overcome these hindrances and develop your smart airport?
How to source financial resources for smart airport development?
How to attract the most lucrative investment partners?

Maarten de Groof,

Executive Vice President,
Schiphol Group, The Netherlands

Chris Garton,

Senior Vice President Operations,
Dubai Airports Company, United Arab Emirates

Server Aydin,

Chief Commercial Offier,
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, Turkey

Chris Doak,

Chief Executive Officer,
Hamilton International Airport, New Zealand

Rodolfo Echeverria,

Chief Finance Officer,
Queen Alia International Airport, Jordan

Dr Waleed Youssef,

Chief Strategy Officer,
TAV Airports Holding, Turkey