EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.,
Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier
travel retailer Hudson Group is pleased to announce that aviation
industry veteran Reg Milley has
joined the company's Advisory Board of Directors.
Mr. Milley, who led two top Canadian airports – Edmonton
International (EIA, 2005-2014) and Halifax Stanfield International
Airport (YHZ, 2000-2005) – to record growth, retired from aviation
last year. Since then, he has led Edmonton's bid to host the Commonwealth Games
in 2022, among other community-based endeavours.
During Mr. Milley's tenure as President & CEO of EIA, the
airport grew significantly, gaining 15 more non-stop destinations
and growing its commercial capacity by 40%. The airport
successfully added a passenger-friendly new terminal that offers
50% more space, including double the number of shops and services
offered to passengers.
Said Hudson Group Retail Founder Mario
DiDomizio, who chairs the advisory board: "We greatly
respect Reg Milley and know that he
will be a great asset to our team. His vast airport management
experience will help Hudson to better understand how airports think
so that we can enhance customer service and become better partners
with airports across North
America."
Noted Mr. Milley: "I have had the pleasure of working with the
Hudson team for the past 15 years. They are a world class
organization, and I look forward to contributing my ideas and
suggestions through the advisory board."
Other members of the Dufry North America/Hudson Group Advisory
Board of Directors include:
John J. Connolly, Ed.D - President
& CEO, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
John A. Couri - President,
Couri Foundation, Inc.
Sharon H. Jacquet - Vice Chairman,
J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Richard L. Thompson - Senior
Counsel, Patton Boggs
Randall H. Walker – Director of the
Clark County (NV) Department of Aviation (retired)
Chairman Mario DiDomizio – Founder
of Hudson Group Retail Specialists
About Hudson Group:
Hudson Group, the largest
duty-paid travel retailer in North
America, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of international
travel retailer Dufry AG (DUFN) of Basel,
Switzerland. Hudson Group operates over 700 Hudson, Hudson
News, Hudson Booksellers, cafes, specialty retail and duty free
shops in 70 airports and transportation terminals in the United States and Canada. Dufry operates over 1,700 stores in
more than 60 countries and 240 airports and transportation
terminals around the world.
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