Kurt Menal appointed new Managing Director of BVIAA
Kurt Menal has been announced as the new Managing Director of the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) effective yesterday, Monday, January 24.
According to a press release from the Airports Authority, Menal hails from his most recent post of Deputy General Manager at the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago.
It continued by saying the new Managing Director comes to the BVIAA with 25 plus years of experience in the aviation industry.
“Much of his experience is at the managerial level including those in his native homeland of St Lucia where he attained the highest-ranking position in the aviation industry, that of Acting Chief Aviation Officer at the Ministry of External Affairs Trade and Civil Aviation, Government of St Lucia,” the press release said.
The new Managing Director also held other senior posts at the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, at the Piarco International Airport including Manager of Airports Operations and Health & Safety Environment Manager.
In St Lucia, he was also Chief Aviation Officer and Air Traffic Control Officer with the St Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority.
According to Menal’s LinkedIn profile description, he possesses multidimensional skills in operations management, airports, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), safety management systems, risk assessment and strategic management.
In addition to Menal’s years of experience, the press release noted he holds a Master of Science degree from the City, University of London along with several other certifications in the aviation field acquired over the years.
He holds certification in International Airport Professional designation. The holder of this designation is recognised by Airports Council International, and ICAO as having achieved highly rigorous standards of expertise in the field of airport management.
Menal also possesses a Post Graduate Certificate in Air Safety Management from the City, University of London. Additionally, he has a Diploma in Civil Aviation Management from the Singapore Aviation Academy
It vexes me gov’t appoints foreigner as new airport MD — Skelton Cline
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EAger to see our growth with wealth of experience. Welcome! Which local comes close for this post though? Time for us to study this area. Great article.
The reality? C L is QUALIFIED!!!! The better question is, ‘Why did this same VIP that purported that top spots not be given away to non locals saw fit to allegedly have Mr. L removed from his post’?
The replacement from there illustrated their lack of foresight. All for the sake of politicking. Rather than re-instate Mr. L, they went outside.
So be it. Every administration is the same. Hot air, fool the people…and show up like knights in shining armor with a resolve.
Carry on
so why BVIAA was under fire in COI, stupes and everything isn’t alright? eh?
another local spot gone again
to someone with the right qualifications, experience and hopefully the authority to straighten out the mess.
Don’t let the Board bully you to push their agenda. Dem board members don’t even know how an airport runs and how it’s governed
ok then!
Say what you may, the Board will run tings and he will abide to save face and his job. He will have no choice. That is just how the cookie crumbles and he will find out very soon. You REALLY think the locals were forced out because they could not manage the job? Utter Nonsense! Barry say you will hear. Micro-management is the name of the game. He will fast become a puppet on a string. According to CTL, “watch the game”.
What a breath of fresh air!! All the last MD did was talk about himself and what him and his OPS team did. If you want to reach far go together, if you want to reach fast go alone….and fast they went!
This statement makes no sense. I thought the idea in life is to go far toget her to reach places.
The guy from Anegada has the same qualifications. Why was he forced out of the post in the first place? BVI for BVIslanders they say? Only when you kiss certain a**!
so then why they were on the hot seat of the COI
Where is the lil immature boy CS. He was up and down boasting how he could run airport… where is he now? He could not handle the pressure