TheMoodieReport.com

TheMoodieReport.com: "What a day this is for Stephen Nelson, writes Martin Moodie. At just 43 years of age he has been promoted to one of the biggest jobs in British business and one of its most challenging.

His appointment sends out some important messages to the industry and to the BAA team now under its new Ferrovial-led ownership. Nelson's promotion not only brings continuity at the top but, critically from a travel retail perspective, also underlines the value BAA's new owners put on commercial revenues and customer-focused thinking (a major priority for Stephen Nelson ever since he assumed the Retail Director's role).

Have there been any other examples in the airport world of a Retail Director being promoted to CEO? Probably not. This is a good day not only for Stephen Nelson therefore but also for our industry. "