John Holland-Kaye has informed the Board of Heathrow Airport that he intends to step down as CEO during 2023, after nine years at the helm of the airport.
During Holland-Kaye’s exceptional leadership, he has been building a strong management team, developing a consumer-focused culture, improving cost efficiency, and putting Heathrow at the forefront of global aviation’s decarbonisation. The transformation of the airport during his time as CEO has been recognised as Heathrow won a number of significant awards including: Sunday Times top-30 employer; one of the top-10 airports in the world (voted by passengers); and edie’s Sustainable Business of the Year award.
Three of the most significant successes of his tenure were the development of the plan for Heathrow expansion that secured overwhelming Parliamentary approval, successfully navigating the business through the COVID-19 crisis and the recovery in demand, and his leadership in putting aviation firmly on course for net-zero by 2050.
