Colin Grove has been appointed as the new CEO of BAC Airports Pty Ltd.
BAC Airports, who own and operate both Bankstown and Camden Airports, has been searching for a replacement for long-serving outgoing CEO Kim Ellis since he announced his departure earlier this year after nine years in the role. Grove will officially commence his appointment on June 15.
Grove has held various senior positions over last 18 years in the aviation industry. Until 2008 he held the position of General Manager Property Development and Commercial Trading at the privatised Sydney Airport Corporation Ltd and was a member of Sydney Airports Executive Management Team. Prior to this, Grove was the National Manager Leasing for the Federal Airports Corporation, with responsibility for leasing and property development at the Corporations original 20 airports.
Since leaving Sydney Airport, Grove has acted as an adviser to some of Australia’s largest property owners, transport operators and a number of Government organisations, with a most recent appointment as the Director of Property Acquisitions and Commercial Redevelopment for the Sydney Metro Rail project.
Prior to his aviation career, Grove was employed in senior management roles at the then Richard Ellis Real Estate in Sydney and also for a number of major property developers.
Ellis finishes his long tenure at BAC Airports on June 30. The Chairman and Board of BAC Airports have thanked Kim for his leadership and commitment to developing the company and the airports over the past nine years.
Bankstown Airport. (BAL)
