New CEO appointed to lead Western Airport

Former International chief Mr Hickey said taking the reins of Mr Hickey has held senior executive executive officer and Lendlease chief Western as the project roles at Lendlease and was chief enters a critical stage of delivery will be a executive officer of Qantas International financial officer Simon Hickey has challenging and rewarding experience. and Freight and Qantas Frequent Flyer. been appointed as the new CEO of For more than a decade he has served “Western Sydney International will mean on the board of the Sydney Children’s Western Sydney Airport. that for the first time in Sydney, airlines Hospitals Foundation and is currently its and passengers will have a choice about deputy chair. WSA chair Paul O’Sullivan said Mr which airport they want to use,” he said. Hickey will draw on his more than 30 Headline priorities for Western Sydney “Introducing choice to Sydney’s aviation years of commercial, infrastructure Airport over the next 12 months include: and aviation experience to lead the market is a compelling proposition and organisation through the airport’s one that will lead to stronger outcomes • building momentum on the earthworks construction and into operation. for passengers, airlines and air cargo project, which will see around 1 million operators.” cubic metres of earth moved every “Western Sydney Airport has a very month; positive profile in local and overseas “My focus will be not only on building • finalising the design of the airport’s aviation markets, which led to a very the infrastructure, but on building integrated international and domestic high level of interest in the CEO role the commercial proposition around passenger terminal precinct; from candidates across the world,” Mr passenger aviation, air cargo and our O’Sullivan said. on-airport business park.” • appointing a contractor to build the passenger terminal precinct following “It’s a great outcome that we found the “This project is about so much more a competitive tender, with terminal best person to lead one of the nation’s than terminals and runways, it’s the construction due to begin by the end of most significant infrastructure projects catalyst for jobs and investment in 2021; here in .” Western Sydney.” • starting procurement of the remaining major job creating contracts, including construction of the runway and on- airport supporting infrastructure like internal roads, utilities and other buildings; • progressing the on-airport business park and starting the process of attracting employers across a range of industries to locate on the terminal’s doorstep. Western Sydney International is on track to begin operations in late 2026.

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