Responsibility for aviation policy, planning and public consultation.
Other areas of focus include capital development & planning, airport marketing & route development, regional aviation issues, and development of business plans / business cases.
Previous experience
Cap Gemini Ernst and Young: Management consultant at transport team. Assignments covered the airport, air traffic services, rail and transport regulation sectors.
BAA plc: Wide experience from roles in Airport Development, Airport Planning, Airport Operations, Retail and Group Airport Strategy.
Seamus Kealey - Director
22 years aviation experience
Role at AviaSolutions
Founded the company in 2001
Responsibility for infrastructure development and transaction support.
Other areas of focus – due diligence, airport marketing & route development, development of business plans / business cases.
Previous experience
Cap Gemini Ernst and Young: Managing consultant and head of Aviation Infrastructure, leading a wide range of assignments in the airport, air traffic services, rail and shipping sectors.
BAA plc: Company senior manager, with direct responsibility for large project teams developing and delivering complex infrastructure projects at Heathrow Airport.
Jonathan Naylor - Director
17 years aviation experience
Role at AviaSolutions
Responsibility for traffic forecasting and airline support.
Other areas of focus – economic/competition regulation, regional aviation issues, development of business plans/business cases, financial modelling, and transactions.
Previous experience
Cap Gemini Ernst and Young: Senior management consultant. Assignments covered the airport, air traffic services, rail and transport regulation sectors.
British Airways plc: Various management positions, including Strategy, Network Development, Airport Operations and Alliances / Mergers & Acquisitions departments.
Peter Jones – Associate Director
32 years aviation experience
Role at AviaSolutions
Responsibility for business planning and financial due diligence.
Other areas of focus - due diligence, financial modelling and regulatory advice.
Previous experience
BAA plc: Director Corporate Finance, BAA plc. Responsible for a range of activities outside BAA's core UK airports business, including BAA's investment in NATS etc.
BAA plc: Finance director, Responsible for BAA investments in overseas airports, including Australia, Italy, USA. Included business strategy, project evaluation and due diligence.
Jason Buckland – Principal Consultant
17 years aviation experience
Role at AviaSolutions
Prime areas of focus - provides airport planning, infrastructure development and policy expertise.
Previous experience
British Airways plc: Strategic Planning Manager, Airports Policy Assignments included providing input on behalf of BA to master planning at Gatwick (Project Jupiter) and Heathrow.
Represented BA on New Large Aircraft working groups.
John Carter - Principal Consultant
17 years aviation experience
Role at AviaSolutions
Prime areas of focus - transaction support, airport business planning and airport infrastructure development.
Previous experience
BAA plc: Head of Business Development, responsibilities included leading the BAA input into the disposal of assets post the Ferrovial acquisition (WDF, Indianapolis, Australian airports, Budapest)
Project management of airport acquisition projects such as Oman and Budapest and the implementation of subsequent transition phases
Devising and leading a retail initiative that led to an increase in sales of circa 30%.
Launching the worlds largest multi-retailer loyalty programme, and working alongside numerous operational departments (engineering, security, terminal operations) improving their efficiency.
Paul Cresswell - Principal Consultant
20 years aviation experience
Role at AviaSolutions
Prime areas of focus – air traffic forecasting, public consultation.
Previous experience
BAA plc: Forecasting & Statistics Team Manager. Led BAA’s traffic forecasting and market analysis function with responsibility for delivery of the company’s cyclical traffic forecasts for operational planning and business planning, along with traffic advice for major infrastructure projects (e.g. Stansted G1/G2) and Q5 Regulatory Review.
Previous experience with BAA in areas including service quality & regulation, retail and terminal management, and security policy development.
Andrew Rowsell - Principal Consultant
13 years aviation experience
Role at AviaSolutions
Prime areas of focus - commercial planning and retail insight.
Other areas of focus - due diligence and financial modelling.
Previous experience
BAA plc: Strategic and regulatory responsibility for non-aeronautical commercial activity across BAA’s seven airports in the UK, which generated retail income in excess of £600m annually. Management of strategic review of airport retailing in 2006 to identify new opportunities. Managed the M & A and disposal process for a number of BAA commercial entities.
Coca Cola: Financial controller, manufacturing – production scheduling, materials, full goods stock control.
