Gerry Whyte will work alongside Stansted鈥檚 business change director Paul Willis and take responsibility for overseeing and delivering the expansion project.
The 拢600m transformation of London Stansted is one of the largest airport projects currently underway in the UK. Plans include a new arrivals terminal, scheduled to open in 2020, and the reconfiguration of the existing terminal into a departures-only facility. There will also be more retail space, as well as new car parks and airfield infrastructure.
Gerry Whyte previously worked on some of the UK鈥檚 largest construction developments, including Edinburgh St James, Liverpool One and Bluewater in Kent. He most recently held the post of preconstruction director at Laing O鈥橰ourke leading the team through the preconstruction phase of the retail expansion of Brent Cross.
London Stansted chief executive Ken O鈥橳oole said: 鈥淕erry has a wealth of experience having worked in various high-profile construction projects so I鈥檓 delighted he鈥檚 joining us during this exciting time for the airport. The 拢600m transformation of the airport is really gathering momentum. We鈥檝e made fantastic progress so far, but it鈥檚 next year when the project really starts to take-off with work beginning on our 拢130m arrivals terminal, which we expect to open in August 2020.鈥�
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