Paul Griffiths 

Joining the company in October 2007, Paul Griffiths is the first CEO of Dubai Airports and was appointed as a key part of the strategy to develop its airports as a separate commercial business, following the restructuring of Dubai department of civil aviation (DCA). Griffiths is the former managing director of BAA's London Gatwick Airport. Before joining BAA in 2004, he spent 14 years as an executive director at Virgin Group.