Richard Hill joined as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at London City Airport in January 2017. In this role he has overall responsibility for commercial airline relationships and all other commercial activity including retail, food and beverage, parking, advertising, marketing, PR and ‘e’ commerce.
Richard previously worked for over 8 years at British Airways, most recently in the capacity of Finance Director for both BA Gatwick and BA CityFlyer. During his time at BA CityFlyer, which operates a network of UK domestic and European routes, Richard oversaw the subsidiary through a period of outstanding 80% growth over the course of 5 years. As a qualified Chartered Accountant, Richard also contributed to the successful acquisition and integration of bmi into British Airways, sale of bmi Regional, the merger of merger of BA with Iberia, and the setup of International Airlines Group (IAG).