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| Christopher
Smith, Managing
Director - London |
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Area of Specialization
Chris Smith is a specialist in the preparation of business projections
for the air transport industry, drawing on his expertise in business
and market analysis, traffic and revenue forecasting, industry restructuring,
and air transport policy development. These skills have been applied
during privatisation and corporatisation exercises, valuations and
investment appraisals, and general business planning. He has extensive
world-wide experience in the aviation industries covering airports,
airlines and air traffic control organisations. |
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Engagement |
Major airports: Aena, Aeroporti
di Roma, Amsterdam Schiphol, ANA, Athens, Brussels, Copenhagen,
Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Heathrow, Luftfartsverket (Sweden),
Prague, Sydney and Zurich Airports
UK regional airports: Belfast, Birmingham, East Midlands,
Leeds, Liverpool, Luton, Manchester, Newcastle
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Market and economic assessments, advice on privatisation,
assistance with company formation and business planning,
preparation of traffic and financial projections, development
of pricing policy, ground handling |
European airlines: British Airways, Swissair, KLM, Olympic,
Aer Lingus, Transavia, Lufthansa, Aviaco
Other airline clients: Emirates, South African
Airways, Kenya Airways, Philippine Airlines, Air Jamaica,
plus several smaller airlines
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A range of assignments including development of privatisation
strategies, business planning, and performance improvement |
| Organisations & aviation-related: European Commission,
British Air Transport Assoc., Irish Trade Unions, New
Zealand Treasury, Airways Corp. of NZ, EUROCONTROL, ECAC,
UK Dept. of Transport, Lockheed Martin, Novares Consortium,
Turkish Treasury, ACI Europe |
Restructuring,
privatisation, strategic positioning, retail and duty-free
market analysis, demand projections, slot regulation,
expert testimony, capacity management, feasibility studies,
user fees, financial impacts, organisational reviews |
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Background
Dr Christopher Smith is a Vice President of our European firm and
directs our airport practice. Before joining SH&E, he was a Director
of Coopers & Lybrand's and then PricewaterhouseCoopers' air transport
practice from 1986. Prior to entering consultancy he worked on the
strategic development of Birmingham airport, gaining a PhD for this
research. He then worked with Thomson Travel gaining experience of
inclusive tour and charter airline operations.
Dr Smith has presented evidence to several UK Government Inquiries
and Committees, and has given papers to many transport and tourism
conferences.
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Education
University of Oxford, BA (Hons) (Physics)
University of Oxford, MA
University of Aston in Birmingham, PhD in Air Transport |
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