1. STUART CONDIE
Contacts: 07711 152105, 01444 232187, stuartcondie@gmail.com
Senior manager/ Director primarily in aviation but involved also in rail, financial
services and energy. Skills in financial analysis, commercial negotiation, team
management, stakeholder relations, and ideas generation. Currently seeking
portfolio of consultancy, pension fund trusteeship/NEDs, new business ideas and
voluntary work.
Directorships
1994 – 2008 BAA Pension Fund Trust Company, Chairman in 2007
2003 – 2007 Perth Airport and Northern Territories Airport Companies, Australia
2005 – 2008 Heathrow Express Operating Company
2007 – 2008 Administrative Board for SESAR Joint Undertaking (Brussels)
Career History
2009 onwards Director of James Aviation Ltd
Set up this company to pursue business ideas and advisory work. Existing clients;
• Babcock and Brown on potential bid for Gatwick Airport
• OMEGA (an academic/industry partnership) phase one close down review
• Helios (ATM consultancy) business development in airports sector
2004 – 2008 Director of Planning Services, BAA Limited
Led team of 50 staff providing specialist planning services (facilities planning,
aerodrome safeguarding, road and rail projects, statutory planning, noise blight and
air quality, airspace issues) to BAA airports; set policies and negotiated commercial
deals; protected BAA planning interests; wide range of stakeholder relations.
• Negotiated 5 year £500m aerodrome and approach control contract with NATS
for all BAA airports; led contract governance thereafter
• Initiated planning application for Airtrack (£500m T5/Staines rail link); concluded
Crossrail access to Heathrow (£250m); shaped decision on Gatwick Express
• Agreed £350m security and £80m annual contribution for Pension Fund (£2bn
assets 20,000 members) as part of BAA refinancing
• Prepared responses to London Plan, SE Plan, and Planning Bill, and appeared
at Examinations in Public
• Launched noise and blight schemes for all BAA airports with £75m capital budget
2000 – 2004 Director of Economics and Regulation, BAA plc
Provided Executive and Board with long term financial forecasting and scenario
planning to assist them in strategic choices and funding; led team of 10 staff
2. preparing managing the five yearly regulatory reviews by CC and CAA. Set London
Airport charges each year.
• Achieved airport charges formula of RPI +6.5% for 5 years at Heathrow;
introduced new environmental basis for charging; built extranet site for airlines.
• Procured forecasting model and completed scenario planning of external events
on BAA’s financial viability. Demonstrated to banks and credit agencies.
• Successful defence against investigations by Competition Commission and OFT.
• Established new capital planning process across BAA to take account of
regulatory approvals, financing constraints and stakeholder needs.
• Negotiated deal with HM Treasury on Windfall Tax to be paid by BAA (£95m)
1997 – 2000 Head of Information Technology, Gatwick Airport
Managed team of 25 staff comprising the IT Department, airport Y2K programme
and airline schedule and passenger forecasting.
• Implemented new IT strategy with focus on operations and product innovation.
• Introduced new business critical operational systems (check-in interfaces, flight
information, fibre optic highway).
• Led range of process improvements (e.g. airport coaching, camera technology to
mix passengers, medical services).
• Problem free Y2K transition following systematic review of engineering and IT
processes, effective fix programmes and contingency plans.
1985 – 1997 BAA plc
Joined as Economist then Corporate Treasurer; further senior manager roles
1978 – 1984 UK Atomic Energy Authority
Recruited into fast track management trainee scheme; various manager roles
Educational Qualifications
• 1984 – 1985 MBA (Finance), City University Business School, London
• 1975 – 1978 MA (2.1 in Geography) St Catharines College, Cambridge
• Diploma in European Law, Kings College, London
• Certificat Pratique de Francais Commercial, Paris Chamber of Commerce
Personal Interests
Head Coach at Athletics Club; English Literature; Travel; French speaker
