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John Menzies plc board

They are responsible for the long term success of the company with responsibility for the Group’s overall strategy and providing shareholders and stakeholders with value whilst contributing to wider society. 

Suresh Pillai

Station Manager

Suresh started his aviation career with Lufthansa German Airlines in New Delhi in 1992. Rising to the level of Station Manager in 2004, he was chosen to set up Lufthansa’s new station in Hyderabad, India. In 2010, Suresh went on to join one of Menzies Aviation’s other joint ventures as General Manager of Menzies Bobba Ground Handling Services in Hyderabad. A year later, he was promoted to the role of CEO and took up the reins of the business. Under his leadership, Menzies Bobba succeeded in getting registered under ISAGO in 2012, making it the first private ground handling company to achieve ISAGO registration in India. Suresh joined us in 2019 as Head of Risk. He held overall responsibility for Health & Safety, Security, Environment and Compliance of the business. Suresh is now the Station Manager.

Stuart Hind

General Manager

Stuart Hind, our Managing Director, has more than 25 years of experience in the Aviation industry. He has held a senior management position with Menzies Aviation for the past 3 years. Prior to that, Stuart worked in leading international companies like DHL and TNT. He has worked in the Middle East for over 20 years and has a proven track record in aviation, logistics, transportation, warehousing, supply chain, freight forwarding and manufacturing. Stuart has worked extensively in international, multi-cultural environments and has demonstrated exceptional performance in achieving revenue, profit and business growth objectives within start-ups, turnarounds and rapid change environments. He is highly skilled in building relationships with upper-level decision makers, seizing control of critical problem areas and delivering on customer commitments.