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Tony Douglas
Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi Ports Company
Tony Douglas joined Abu Dhabi Ports Company as the Chief Executive Officer on Sunday the 27th of June 2010, responsible for steering the development of ADPC’s extensive portfolio of projects, including the flagship Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD).
In his role as Chief Operating Officer and the Group Chief Executive designate for Laing O’Rourke, Tony Douglas had a broad executive remit covering strategic business development and operational management across the Group’s three geographic hubs: Europe; Middle East and South Asia; and Australasia. As a member of the Group Executive Board, he led accountability for the Group’s largest and most complex project delivery activities.
Mr. Douglas also sat on the board of the ALDAR Properties / Laing O’Rourke joint venture, the strategic 50/50 investment, development and project delivery vehicle currently constructing the prestigious US$20bn Al-Raha Beach waterfront city along 11km of the Gulf coast in Abu Dhabi. Before joining Laing O’Rourke, he held a number of senior executive positions with BAA, the UK’s leading airport infrastructure operator and a FTSE 40 company, culminating in his appointment as Chief Executive in charge of Heathrow, one of the world’s premier airports. He was an executive member of the BAA Group Board and an active participant in the £16.3bn takeover of BAA by Grupo Ferrovial.
Tony was previously Heathrow Terminal 5 Managing Director, with overall executive responsibility for the delivery of the £4.3bn Terminal 5 build programme. Prior to this Mr. Douglas was BAA’s Group Technical Director with responsibility for technical functions, including development, design, group supply chain, construction and maintenance of new and improved airport facilities. He has also held the position as BAA’s Group Supply Chain Director accountable for £1bn annual expenditure for construction and related products and services.
Earlier in his career he worked for the Kenwood Group as Manufacturing and Global Logistics Director. This was his first role on the board of a major internationally-focussed PLC. A mechanical engineer by training, his career began in 1979 at General Motors, where he joined as an apprentice industrial engineer. In 1990 he moved to BAE, where he rose to become Product Process Director in its regional aircraft division.
For more information, please contact:
Michael Vertigans
Vice President, Corporate Communications, ADPC
Tel: +971 2 695 2976
M: +971 (0)50 614 4714
Fax: +971 2 695 2177
E-mail: michael.vertigans@adpc.ae
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