Georges Devaquet named new Chief Financial Officer of Swissport Switzerland

Zurich, 1 June 2010 – Swissport International, the world’s leading provider of ground services to the aviation sector, has appointed Georges Devaquet as its new Chief Financial Officer Switzerland.
He assumes his duties today. Devaquet succeeds Thomas Kuechler in his new capacity.

Georges Devaquet assumes his new duties as Chief Financial Officer Switzerland at Swissport International today. Devaquet, who is 47, will lead his Finance Switzerland team at Swissport Head Office. He succeeds Thomas Kuechler, who left the company in April.

After earning a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Economics, Georges Devaquet completed a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering at Zurich’s Federal Institute of Technology. He comes to Swissport from Leica Geosystems of Heerbrugg, Eastern Switzerland, where he has been serving as Vice President Finance & Controlling for the past six years.
Prior to this he held various finance and controlling functions at Alstom and ABB.
 
“I am convinced that Georges Devaquet will be an excellent addition to our team,” says Adrian Melliger, Senior Vice President Ground Handling Switzerland & Germany at Swissport International. “With his excellent credentials, his extensive experience at international corporations and his personal attitude and approach, Georges is ideally equipped to head the Finance unit of Swissport Switzerland. We offer him the warmest of welcomes, and wish him every success and satisfaction in his new capacity.”

Swissport International Ltd., which is owned by Spanish-based Ferrovial, one of the world’s leading infrastructure and service corporations, provides ground services for over 70 million passengers and 2.8 million tonnes of cargo a year on behalf of some 650 client companies. With its workforce of around 32 000 personnel, Swissport is active at 176 airports in 38 countries on five continents, and generated consolidated operating revenue of CHF 1.7 billion (EUR 1.1 billion or USD 1.7 billion) last year.
www.swissport.com / www.ferrovial.com