Vice-President Aviation Affairs
Director of Retail, ARI Ireland
Paul has twenty-five years’ experience in the Travel Retail industry, most notably in Ireland, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Global Functions for ARI. Paul previously held the role of General Manager Ireland and Northern Europe for Virgin Megastores Group.
Paul returned to Ireland in 2025 after a three-year secondment with daa International (part of Dublin Airport Authority Group) as VP Commercial for King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, KSA. Paul led the Commercial transformation at KAIA with responsibility for all Commercial Functions inside the terminals in addition to all external and airfield commercial activities. Paul also controlled the expansion of all Aeronautical Aviation new routes into Jeddah, leading a Commercial Management team from daa International.
Paul currently is Retail Director for ARI Ireland and a member of the ARI Executive Team having previously held roles as Head of Operations Ireland and Chief Commercial Officer, ARI Global.
Paul is a previous Board member of ETRC, and returns to the role on his return to Europe in 2025.
