Aviation Specialist
Current
Lairo Consulting
Feb 2021 - Present
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David Leitch Email & Phone Number
Aviation Specialist at LaiRo Consulting
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LaiRo Consulting
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LaiRo Consulting
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Aviation Specialist at LaiRo Consulting
Location
Greater Leicester Area, United Kingdom
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David Leitch is listed as Aviation Specialist at LaiRo Consulting at LaiRo Consulting, based in Greater Leicester Area, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at planeconsult.com and a matched LinkedIn profile for David Leitch.
David Leitch previously worked as Aviation Specialist at Lairo Consulting and Group Procurement Category Lead - Airport User Charges and Regulatory Affairs at International Consolidated Airlines Group (Iag). David Leitch holds Diploma In Business Administration, Business Administration And Finance from Aston Business School.
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About David Leitch
Experience and Competence A Commercially minded Strategic Thinker with extensive International Management experience in the Airport Procurement/Catering/Travel Retail/Aviation Services sectors:• Travel Retail Ancillary Revenue management and development• Airline Retail Programme best practice solutions• Catering Operations management• IT software and business intelligence applications • Value extraction through relationship management• Airport and Ground Handling procurement and change management• Route Marketing procurement including Government Route Support funding• Catering/Inflight provisioning solutions and change management• Inflight Catering/Provisioning product and operations managementMajor AchievementsIAG GBS
Listed skills include Aviation, Team Building, Airports, Cross Functional Team Leadership, and 23 others.
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Lairo Consulting
14 roles
David Leitch work experience
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Group Procurement Category Lead - Airport User Charges And Regulatory Affairs
International Consolidated Airlines Group (Iag)
Apr 2017 - Jan 2021
Managing Director/Owner
Lairo Consulting Ltd
Providing consulting services to the Aviation and Aviation Services sector.Customer projects:Cebu Pacific Air, Manila, Travel Retail, and Catering Operations best practice and transformationFlyadeal, Buy on Board and Travel Retail best practice and project planning for launchSaudi Arabian Airlines, attached to the Corporate HQ, Onboard Product TransformationTourvest UK - Gatwick, Buy on Board operational process managementBeijing Capital Airlines - Beijing, Travel Retail best practice and operational process managementSpring Airline - Shanghai, Travel Retail best practice and operational process management
May 2015 - Apr 2017
Aviation Consultant (Freelance)
Planeconsult (Via Lairo Consulting)
Providing subject matter expertise to PlaneConsult on behalf of their clients:Assignment with Saudi Arabian Airlines, based out of Jeddah, KSA. Attached to the Transformation Group at corporate HQ and tasked with providing SME services to assist with the delivery of the transformation goals of Onboard Product.Onboard retail best practice and project scope for Saudi arabian Airline's launch LCC - Flyadeal
Sep 2015 - Dec 2016
Senior Vice President And General Manager Asia Pacific
Managing the Business and Executing Growth Strategy in Asia PacificKey Achievements:• Hong Kong based, successfully grew the APAC Region Revenue by 600% over two years• Secured 7 major new international airline contracts across the APAC region• Deployed 5 major regional new airline clients• Secured significant new Channel Partner deals in China and Taiwan• Implemented Ancillary Revenue and Retail competence solutions to our customer base• Recruited and developed the APAC regional team
Mar 2013 - Apr 2015
Senior Project Director, Buy On Board And Inflight Retail
Building Global Retail Strategy• Deployed solutions in Brazil, Germany and New Zealand with an annual revenue of >€20m• Multiple inflight Retail Technology Partnering with global reach• Inflight Retail best practice models and audit processes rolled out• Implementation of Retail Best Practice delivered >30% margin improvement to German client• Built a core team of subject matter experts
Apr 2010 - Feb 2013
General Manager Heathrow Unit 600
Key Achievements• Full P&L responsibility for business unit• All quality, cost and customer objectives met• Retention of all customers at RFP• Certification of HALAL quality from Malaysian Airlines• Led lean engineering initiative delivering significant cost reductions and cycle time improvements
May 2009 - Apr 2010
Group General Manager Of Business Development
Infratil Airports Europe
Executing Route Development and Cargo Business GrowthKey Achievements• Successful negotiation of freight and passenger airline contracts worth c£4m per annum• Restructuring of the Business Development Group and commercial strategy • Negotiation of Ryanair growth plan with potential to deliver 40% passenger growth• Negotiation of new routes from FlyBe
Dec 2007 - Apr 2009
Head Of Ancillary Revenue
Managing and Developing Inflight and Online Revenue StreamsKey Achievements:• Delivery of two new online sales channels for hotel sales June 2007 including easyJet Holidays• Developed and launched new Ski Holiday product• Successful negotiation and launch of easyJet Credit Card• Introduction of opt-out for travel insurance• RFP and successful transition of Inflight Retail Catering Contract with upswing of 50% in contribution
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
Airport Development Manager
Key Achievements:• Divesting of self-handling activities in Geneva.• Negotiated and delivered new Base deals at Lyon and Malpensa• Negotiated multi-million pound Airport and Non-Airport marketing support deals in Portugal, Scotland, Italy, Morocco, France, Estonia, Latvia, Switzerland and Malta – overall value >£30m• Significant cost reduction resulting from successfully negotiated deals and relationship management strategies• Influenced internal stakeholders to align with fleet and route growth strategies in Scotland, Portugal and France
May 2004 - Jan 2007
Gm Operations Development/Bond Operations
Key Achievements:• Led the project team to open new business operations in the Irish republic in Dublin and Cork• Created JV with Virgin Express Catering in Brussels• Implemented network WMS solution via RFP for all UK and Eire bond warehouse operations• Developed Bond Operations best practice model and implemented Central Bond concept
Jan 1999 - Feb 2004
Regional Operations Manager
Managing a portfolio of dining Services clients in the East Midlands region
Oct 1996 - Dec 1998
Gm Flight Catering/Commercial Manager Uk
Regional Operations responsibility for four regional UK airports Flight Catering and Retail Catering operations.
Nov 1991 - Sep 1996
Gm Flight Catering And Bond Operations
Steels Aviation Services Ltd
Operational and P&L responsibility for the Glasgow Airport flight catering and bond operations business unit
Oct 1988 - Nov 1991
4 education records
David Leitch education
Diploma In Business Administration, Business Administration And Finance
Executive Development - Building The Business, Strategies For Growth In Asia Pacific
Diploma In Food Hygiene - Riphh
Royal Institute Of Public Health And Hygiene
Higher National Diploma, Catering And Hotel Management
Glasgow College Of Food Technology
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David Leitch works for LaiRo Consulting.
What is David Leitch's role at LaiRo Consulting?
David Leitch is listed as Aviation Specialist at LaiRo Consulting at LaiRo Consulting.
What is David Leitch's email address?
AeroLeads has found 1 work email signal at @planeconsult.com for David Leitch at LaiRo Consulting.
Where is David Leitch based?
David Leitch is based in Greater Leicester Area, United Kingdom while working with LaiRo Consulting.
What companies has David Leitch worked for?
David Leitch has worked for Lairo Consulting, International Consolidated Airlines Group (Iag), Lairo Consulting Ltd, Planeconsult (Via Lairo Consulting), and Guestlogix Asia Pacific Limited.
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What schools did David Leitch attend?
David Leitch holds Diploma In Business Administration, Business Administration And Finance from Aston Business School.
What skills is David Leitch known for?
David Leitch is listed with skills including Aviation, Team Building, Airports, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Forecasting, Business Strategy, Airlines, and New Business Development.
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