dnata announced last week the appointment of Stewart Angus as its regional chief executive officer for Europe, effective 29 November.

In his new role, Stewart will be based in the UK to lead the company’s airport operations at 23 airports across the continent and manage 6,300 employees.

Stewart was most recently based in Dubai overseeing  airport operations. He left in the summer of 2021 to move to the UK for family reasons. Prior to joining the company, he held various management roles at Emirates Airline and British Airways.

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“We are thrilled to welcome Stewart back to our international management team,” said David Barker, dnata’s divisional senior vice president for airport operations.

“He lives and breathes the dnata values and has the unique experience of building and running successful, customer-oriented businesses on an international level.”

In the financial year 2020-21, the airside services provider handled 290,000 aircraft, moved 2.7 million tonnes of cargo, and uplifted some 17 million meals.