Raven Fox

Raven Fox: "Group commercial director David King has stepped down from his role at Alpha Airports Group following more structural changes at the company

Alpha Airports Group group commercial director David King has left the group as a result of continuing structural changes at the company. King's departure follows the decision to integrate the group's previously separate commercial team into the group's two operating divisions—Alpha Retail Services and Alpha Airline Services.
The company said that the move would ensure that the divisions have their own commercial functions, 'including buying, food development, merchandise management and marketing services'.
CEO and chairman Peter Williams told RavenFox.com: 'We've been looking hard at the business and one of the views, both externally and internally, was that the UK flight services and UK retail services needed to have control of their own commercial functions. Unforunately one of the consequences of that restructure was that there is no role for David - it is not a reflection on him at all. I am sure he intends to stay in the industry.'
He added: 'This restructuring will bring far greater focus and clarity to our two operational divisions and is a further step in building a solid platform for our future growth. We are very grateful to David who has brought a wealth of experience over the six years that he has been working for Alpha. He is a well-known and respected figure in the industry and I would like to thank him on behalf of everyone at Alpha for his tremendous contribution and wish him every success in the future.'
King is the subject of an in-depth interview in DFNI October 15, out now, where he discusses the group's recent share suspension crisis, the challenges at Alpha's core UK airport market and the company's recent major contract gai"