Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) has appointed a new CEO, Glen Sowry, to lead the airport team.

QAC chair Adrienne Young-Cooper said the board of directors appointed Glen from a range of high calibre candidates after a “robust recruitment process”.

“The board is very pleased to have appointed such a well-qualified business leader… [and] the board and I are looking forward to working with Glen to set the future direction for QAC and take the business forward,” she said.

Glen is an experienced CEO, having held the position at Metlifecare and Housing New Zealand, and he has extensive aviation experience with a decade in a range of senior management roles at Air New Zealand.

QAC is a Queenstown Lakes District Council-controlled organisation, operating Queenstown Airport and managing Wanaka Airport and Glenorchy airfield.

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“Queenstown Airport is a critical piece of social and economic infrastructure for the Southern Lakes region, as well as New Zealand,” Glen said. 

“I am excited about the opportunity to work with the board and wider team to shape the future of the airport in consultation with the community and QAC’s wide range of stakeholders.”

Glen will relocate to Queenstown with his family in time to take up his new role from mid-September.

Colin Keel, who was QAC’s CEO for over five years, announced his resignation in April but planned to stay on for the remainder of the financial year.

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