www.glasgowchamberofcommerce.com 13 CITY ROUNDUP Glasgow Airport update
Festival 2018 A major music and arts event, Festival 2018, has been announced as part of the European Championships being staged in Glasgow over 11 days in August. The festival kicked off
Mark Johnston, Managing Director, Glasgow Airport
Mark Johnston has taken up his new role as Managing Director of Glasgow Airport, one of the Chamber’s Platinum Partners. Mark was the airport’s Operations
Director, a position he held since 2015. He first joined Glasgow in 2004 and went on to hold a number of senior roles, including Head of Terminal and Security and Head of Infrastructure and Technical Services. Mark reports directly to Derek Provan, who recently took up the post of Chief Executive of AGS Airports Ltd, which owns Aberdeen International, Glasgow and Southampton airports.
Derek Provan, Chief Executive, AGS Airports Ltd
Derek said: “Since joining AGS in April,
I’ve had the opportunity to review the organisation with a view to creating a simple, transparent and consistent management structure across our three airports. “As a result, and as is the case with Aberdeen and Southampton airports, this has led to the introduction of a standalone Managing Director role for Glasgow. Mark has held a series of senior positions during what has been an extremely successful 14-year career at Glasgow Airport and I am looking forward to working closely with him in his new role to help deliver even further success.”
with The Big Opening Party on Wednesday 1 August, featuring some of Scotland’s finest musicians. Over the following days, events and performances will be held across the city, including Glasgow Meets Berlin, a gala celebration featuring a live-linked concert between Glasgow and Berlin’s European Mile. On 12 August, Celtic
Connections will close the European Championships and Festival in George Square with the best Scottish and world music.
Made in Glasgow pop-up shop
Make sure you drop in to the Made in Glasgow Local Heroes pop-up shop during the three weeks of the European Championships. Local Heroes, in partnership with Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, is bringing together a selection of the city’s leading designers for a public exhibition to coincide with the hosting of the Games. The shop, at 58 Albion Street, will be open from 28 July through until 12 August. Among the designers is bag-maker Trakke,
which has designed a new interpretation of its Banana bumbag in a special Salt & Pepper fabric, using stinging nettles, pioneered by the Swiss Army.
Chamber Chief Executive Stuart Patrick said: “We’re delighted to be able to help showcase the Made in Glasgow designers at this pop- up shop during the Games. “We hope that Chamber members who are in the vicinity will find time to drop in and perhaps purchase some of the products that are made in the city.”
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