Sean Staunton, speaking at Smart Airports World MENA 2011

Sean Staunton,
Manager of Operations
Dubai Duty Free, United Arab Emirates

Sean Staunton is the Operations Manager of Dubai Duty Free. Sean hails from Ireland and worked for Aer Rianta (Irish Airport Authorities) from 1990 to 2000. In 1993, Sean was selected by Aer Rianta to study retail management through Sterling University of Scotland. After completing this course in 1994, Sean was assigned to Kuwait Duty Free as Assistant Operations Manager. Two years later, Sean took up the position of Assistant Shop Floor Manager in Bahrain duty free.

In 1997, Sean was transferred to Damascus to set up the airport duty free shop. Sean took up his present role in Dubai Duty Free in 2000 where he currently leads a team of 3,200 in the operations department.

Appearing:

Day 2: Tuesday 27 September, 2011

09.10

Keynote panel: Increasing returns from non-aeronautical revenues

Strategies to effectively achieve return on infrastructure investment
Developing a smart airport city and benefiting from increased revenue streams
Attracting international brands and offering a diverse range of services through a customer service expansion plan
Airport Free Zone: a step towards accomplishing airport cities?

Michael Canon,

Chief Commercial Officer,
Dubai Aviation City Corporation, United Arab Emirates

Sean Staunton,

Manager of Operations,
Dubai Duty Free, United Arab Emirates

Mr Paul Neeson,

Retail Director,
Dublin Airport Authority, Ireland

09.50

Where next for the world’s number one retail outlet?

Delivering passenger-specific information and offers: personalising your message
Be heard through the noise with intelligent advertising that is destination specific
Increase passenger penetration

Sean Staunton,

Manager of Operations,
Dubai Duty Free, United Arab Emirates

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