Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports

Paul Griffiths joined Dubai Airports as its first CEO in October 2007. A year later, on 14 October, Paul was instrumental in the launch of Terminal 3 at DXB and on 27 June 2010 successfully opened the Emirate’s second airport, DWC. He achieved another milestone in Dubai’s aviation history on 2 January 2013 with the opening of Concourse A, the world’s first purpose-built A380 facility and again with Concourse D on February 24, 2016. Paul also oversaw the opening of the passenger terminal at DWC on 27 October 2013. On December 20, 2018, Paul joined Dubai Airports’ Chairman HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum in welcoming DXB’s billionth passenger. Under Paul’s leadership, Dubai Airports successfully managed the Covid-19 crisis and DXB became one of the first airports to welcome back international tourists. Griffiths is also a regular accompanist for the RSCM Voices South Choir, the Dubai Singers and Dubai Chamber Choir at Christ Church in Jebel Ali. Earlier in his life, Griffiths started to study church music and became an organist, but Following the advice of his father, he decided against a full-time career in music and entered the travel indusy. Before joining Dubai Airports, Griffiths was a board member for Virgin Travel Group for 14 years. Prior to that, he was the managing director of Gatwick Airport in London for more than three years.