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CIRRUCULUM VITAE ALAN BORK AIRPORT RETAIL CONSULTING RONNEVEJ 5 DK – 2688 SOLROD STRAND PHONE: +45 4035 3453 EMAIL: ALAN.BORK@MAIL.DK SUMMARY OF ALAN BORK’s PERSONAL PROFILE Experienced airport executive with more than 20 years of experience within the non-aviation commercial area of airport operation, with a strong commercial profile and a good understanding of the travellers mindset. Alan Bork has the ability to quickly overview and understand complex airport environments. Having worked with 4 airport privatizations Alan Bork is experienced in working in the cross-field of public and private enterprise. In addition please notice the following: Strong retail and consumer marketing background from travel industry at international level, Experienced in airport terminal planning projects, Experienced with market research and analytical work, Strong financial skills and experienced with due diligence and acquisitions, Strong concession management skills and an experienced negotiator used to work in an international environment at both strategic and operational level, Move comfortably in a political environment and used to promote the interest of a business towards many different stakeholders, Fluent in English and a strong presenter with many speeches and presentations at international conferences, Experienced IT user on all platforms. Alan Bork is a Danish national and his academic background is Merconom, B.Com and a management education with DMC (Dansk Management Center) and INSEAD. He also followed a service management course at Disney Institute in USA. CONSULTING PROFILE 2003 – present www.alan-bork.com Owner and Managing Director With his vast experience and extensive track record in airports Alan Bork has proved himself an expert in Airport commercial activity. He can help airports create a clear picture of the non-aviation commercial marketplace and define appropriate strategic direction. Alan Bork worked for the following companies or projects: -Brussels International Airport – Belgium -New Lisbon Airport – Portugal (with HOK Architects) -Cancun International Airport – Mexico -Copenhagen Airport – Denmark -Oslo Gardemoen Airport – Norway

SUMMARY OF ALAN BORK’s PERSONAL PROFILE · SUMMARY OF ALAN BORK’s PERSONAL PROFILE Experienced airport executive with more than 20 years of experience within the non-aviation

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CIRRUCULUMVITAE

ALANBORK

AIRPORTRETAILCONSULTINGRONNEVEJ5DK–2688SOLRODSTRANDPHONE:+4540353453EMAIL:[email protected]

SUMMARYOFALANBORK’sPERSONALPROFILEExperiencedairportexecutivewithmorethan20yearsofexperiencewithinthenon-aviationcommercialareaofairportoperation,withastrongcommercialprofileandagoodunderstandingofthetravellersmindset.AlanBorkhastheabilitytoquicklyoverviewandunderstandcomplexairportenvironments.Havingworkedwith4airportprivatizationsAlanBorkisexperiencedinworkinginthecross-fieldofpublicandprivateenterprise.Inadditionpleasenoticethefollowing:

• Strongretailandconsumermarketingbackgroundfromtravelindustryatinternationallevel,• Experiencedinairportterminalplanningprojects,• Experiencedwithmarketresearchandanalyticalwork,• Strongfinancialskillsandexperiencedwithduediligenceandacquisitions,• Strongconcessionmanagementskillsandanexperiencednegotiatorusedtoworkinaninternational

environmentatbothstrategicandoperationallevel,• Movecomfortablyinapoliticalenvironmentandusedtopromotetheinterestofabusinesstowards

manydifferentstakeholders,• FluentinEnglishandastrongpresenterwithmanyspeechesandpresentationsatinternational

conferences,• ExperiencedITuseronallplatforms.

AlanBorkisaDanishnationalandhisacademicbackgroundisMerconom,B.ComandamanagementeducationwithDMC(DanskManagementCenter)andINSEAD.HealsofollowedaservicemanagementcourseatDisneyInstituteinUSA.CONSULTINGPROFILE

2003–present www.alan-bork.com OwnerandManagingDirectorWithhisvastexperienceandextensivetrackrecordinairportsAlanBorkhasprovedhimselfanexpertinAirportcommercialactivity.Hecanhelpairportscreateaclearpictureofthenon-aviationcommercialmarketplaceanddefineappropriatestrategicdirection.AlanBorkworkedforthefollowingcompaniesorprojects:-BrusselsInternationalAirport–Belgium-NewLisbonAirport–Portugal(withHOKArchitects)-CancunInternationalAirport–Mexico-CopenhagenAirport–Denmark-OsloGardemoenAirport–Norway

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-SchipholAirport-Amsterdam-AqabaInternationalAirport–Jordan-BergenAirport-Norway-BodøAirport-Norway-MonastirAirport–Tunisia(forHochtiefAirPortGmbh)-KeflavikInternationalAirportLtd-Iceland-MeridaAirport-Mexico-NewcastleAirport-UnitedKingdom-StavangerAirport-Norway-SteamPacketCompanyLtd–IsleofMan-UnitedKingdom-TrondheimAirport–Norway-LargardereTravelRetail–France-EliorGroup/AREAS-FrancePleaseseeAppendixIformoredetailsonselectedconsultingprojectsthatdescribeAlanBork’sinvolvementinvariousairportandtravelretailprojects.Theprojectscoverdifferentkindofinvolvementsfrombeingpartofanairportin-houseprojectteam,workingwithexternalmaincontractorsorworkingindependentlyondefinedprojects.RELEVANTPROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE

2010–2013 BudapestAirportZrtHungary

CommercialDirectorandExecutiveVice-president

Keyresponsibilities

• AsCommercialDirectortoberesponsibleforandmaximiseallnon-aviationcommercialactivityincludingTax&DutyFreeretail,food&beverage,advertising,groundtransportation,parkingandcarrental,

• Asexecutivelevelpointofcontacttomaintaingoodrelationshipandpartnershipwithconcessionairesandairportserviceproviders,

• AsExecutiveVicePresidenttobepartoftheairportExecutiveManagementCommitteeresponsibleforoverallairportmanagement,

• AschairmanoftheEasternEuropeanTravelRetailAssociation,tomaintaingoodrelationshipwithlocalandregionalgovernmentsaswellasrelevantEuropeanUnioninstitutions.

Keyachievements

• Successfulopeningofnewterminalin2011,whichwasfullyletwithstateoftheartretailandintroducingmultipleoperatorformatonfood&beverage,

• Re-negotiationoflong-termcontractfordutyfreeoperation,withasubstantialfinancialupsidefortheairport,

• SuccessfullobbycampaignagainstHungariangovernmenttoensureexemptionfortheairportdutyfreefornewHungariantobaccolawmonopolizingtobaccosales,

• Introductionofnewcurbsideconceptensuringasubstantialincreaseinairportsrevenuesfromgroundtransportationandtaxiservice,

• Totalupgradeofparkingconceptsintroducingstrongerproductportfolioandpre-bookingcapability.

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2007-2010 BlueVentusLtdUnitedKingdom

CommercialDirector

Keyresponsibilities

• HoldingthepositionasCommercialDirectorinanewUKbasedstart-upBlueVentusLtd.Introducinganew“secondgeneration”businessloungeconcept,

• ResponsiblefornegotiatingcontractswiththeAirportsaswellasnegotiatingagreementswiththeairlinesusingthelounges,

• InstrumentalinbuildingthefinancialmodellingfortheBusinessPlan._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2005–2006 BrusselsIntl.AirportBelgium

CommercialDirectorandExecutiveVice-president

Keyresponsibilities

• InconnectionwiththeprivatizationoftheairporttooptimiseandbeaccountableforcommercialrevenuesfromallTax&DutyFreeretail,carparking,groundtransportationandrealestateactivities,

• ForTax&DutyFreeretail,maximizepenetration,salesandrevenuestoairportaompanythroughthedevelopmentandimplementationofstrategiestogrowthebusinessincloseco-operationwiththeretailoperators,

• Optimiserevenuesfromallrealestateactivitiesthroughtheachievementofhighoccupancylevels,marketrentalsandensuringthatsupplymeetsdemandbothfortheexistingrealestateassetsandalsonewrealestatedevelopments.

Keyachievements

• SuccessfulpreparationofstrategiesandMasterplanforthegrowthandstrategicdevelopmentofthebusinesstobeincorporatedintotheoverallcompanyBusinessPlan,

• DevelopmentofaPartnershipconceptforimprovedpositivebusinesspartnerrelationshipswithallinternalandexternalstakeholders,

• Buildinganefficientandmotivatedorganizationwithinapositiveworkingenvironment,highjobsatisfactionandamotivatedstaffwiththenecessaryskillsrequired.

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1998–2002 CopenhagenAirportPlc(CPHInternational)Denmark

RetailDevelopmentDirector

Keyresponsibilities

• InconnectionwithCPH’sinternationalactivities(MexicoandtheUK)developmentofnon-aviationcommercialactivities(allbusinesslinesincl.Tax&DutyFree),

• Developmentofapost-abolitionTax&DutyFreeretailstrategy,marketingandcommunicationstrategy,• PrepareandcarryouttendersinCPHaswellasinMexico,• Evaluatebidsandnegotiatecontracts,• RepresentCPHindifferentinternationalforumse.g.ACI,ETRCetc.

Keyachievements

• InCopenhagenandMexicosuccessfullyundertooktendersandevaluatedandnegotiatedincomingbids,• Developedandimplementedapost-abolition(1999)marketingandcommunicationstrategywhichwas

eventuallyadoptedbyotherairports;BritishAirports,BrusselsAirportandtheSpanishAirports,

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• Developedamajorbusinessplan“TheCommercialConceptforCancunairport”.• Successfully introduced and implemented a “European formula” for conducting tenders inMexico by

usingtenderprinciplesfromtheACITenderCode,whichIparticipatedindevelopingaspartofaspecialACItaskforcebackin1997-98,

• Successfulopeningofa‘stateoftheart’shoppingcentreatCancunairport,• DevelopedanewstructurefortheEuropeanduty-freeindustryfollowingabolitionin99,• HeadedaspecialtaskforcetodevelopacommunicationstrategyforETRC,• AschairmanofDanishduty-free&TravelRetailAssociation Iwas instrumental insettingup thenew

NordicTravelRetailGrouprepresentingalltravelretailindustryintheNordiccountries.

1994–1998 CopenhagenAirportsPlcDenmark

CentermanagerRetail/F&B

Keyresponsibilities

• Following privatisation of the airport responsible for establishing a commercial operationwithin theTax&DutyFreeretailandfood&beveragearea,

• Building a new retail-marketing department and establishing effective performancemanagement andbeing accountable for all commercial revenues and expenditurewithin the accountportfolio of CPH’sretaildepartment,

• Developmentandmaintenanceofpositivebusinesspartnerrelationshipswithallinternalandexternalstakeholders,

• The effective management of all staff within the retail department to build a positive workingenvironment,highjobsatisfactionandtoensurethattheyhavetheskillsrequiredtoeffectivelycarryouttheworkrequired,

Keyachievements

• Theimplementationofthefirstretailstrategycreatedasubstantialliftinthequalityofconcessionaires.• Thesuccessofthosefirst3-4yearswasexceptional.Salesgrewsubstantially;

• DutyFreesalesgrewfrom84millionEUROtoreach130millionEUROin3years(55%),• Specialistshopsalesgrewfrom26millionEUROtoreach45millionEUROin3years(73%),• Inthesameperiodthepassengernumbersgrewfrom14,2milliontoalmost18million(27%),

• In1998theretail facilitiesofCopenhagenAirportbecame“BestAirportShopping inWorld” in IATA’sGlobalSurvey,apositionitheldfor3yearsconsecutivelyandinfactregainedin2002,

• CPHwas4timesawardedmarketingpricesincludingaFrontierAwardfor“Bestmarketingcampaign”in1998,

• Developed a Customer Service program, to focus on quality standards and excellence in customerservice.Theprogramincludedextensivemarketresearchaswellasa‘mysteryshopping’program.

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PROFESSIONALQUALIFICATIONSANDEDUCATION

1999–2000 DanishManagementForum:Managementeducation,9monthscourse,DenmarkandFrance(INSEAD)

1998 DisneyInstitute:OrlandoServiceManagementCourse

1996–97 NordicCouncilofShoppingCentres:RetailManagement,8monthscourse

1980–86 CBS–CopenhagenBusinessSchool:Merconom(bachelor)3years–marketingB.Com3years–businessorganisation

HONORARYANDACADEMICPOSITIONS

1998-2005 ChairmanofNordicTravelRetailGroup

1998–20052011–2014

BoardmemberofETRC–EuropeanTravelRetailCouncil,theumbrellaassociationorganizingtravelretailindustryinEurope

2012–2014 ChairmanofCEETRA–CentralandEasternEuropeanTravelRetailAssociation

2000–2008 GuestlectureratCranfieldAeronauticalUniversityinUK,on“AirportCommercialRevenuesDevelopment”

LANGUAGEFluentinwrittenandoralDanish,FluentinwrittenandoralEnglish.PERSONALDATA:Dateandplaceofbirth:

2ndApril1955inDenmark.Danishcitizenship.

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APPENDIXI

Selectedprojects:

CancunInternationalAirport-MexicoFollowingtheacquisitionbyCopenhagenAirportofCancunInternationalAirportontheYucatanPeninsula,Iheadedthecommercialteamdevelopingabusinessplanthatincludedthetotalrefurbishmentoftheterminalwithallnewretailandfood&beveragefacilities.Theworkincludedthetotalprocessofterminalplanning,decidingretailandfood&beverage,carryingouttendersandselectingnewbrands&conceptsaswellasnegotiatingcontractswithnewretailpartners.

SteamPacketCompany–IsleofMan–UnitedKingdomTheSteamPacketCompanyoperatingferryroutesintheIrishSeabetweenDublin,LiverpoolandIsleofManwasfacingsevereproblemswithon-boardcapacityandcustomersatisfaction.Iwasaskedtoundertakeareviewoftheon-boardserviceswiththepurposeofcreatingbetterefficiencyintheoperations,animprovedscopeofservices,whichwouldeventuallyleadtoincreasedpassengersatisfaction.

NewLisbonAirport–Portugal(withHOKArchitects)ThenewairportthatwastoopeninLisbonin2017wasoneofthebiggestairportprojectsinEuropefordecades.IassistedHOKArchitectsintheUKwithspecialistretailinputintothevariousproposalsfortheconfigurationoftheairsideterminalzone.TheworkincludedareviewofthemarketforretailservicestoformthefoundationfortheCommercialDemandattheNewLisbonAirport.Ialsoprovidedspecificrecommendationsforretailmix,spaceallocationandlocationofretailandF&Boutletsrelativetoterminalflows.Theworkalsoincludedanevaluationandestimationsofpotentialrevenuesfromarrivingpassengers.

MonastirAirport-TunisiaInconnectionwiththeprivatizationofMonastirAirportinthesouthernpartofTunisiaIwasaskedbyoneofthebiddingconsortiumstoperformafullscaleauditandduediligenceofallretailandnon-aviationcommercialactivities.Theworkalsoincludedworkingoutlocations,spaceallocationandconceptualmixoftheretailandfood&beverageelementsofaproposalfora“GreenField”projectofanewairporttobebuiltintheregion.Thisworkalsoincludedlong-termforecastingforsalesandrevenueprojections.

BrusselsInternationalAirport-BelgiumTheopeningofthebrandnewterminalAcoincidedwithadramaticpassengershortfallresultingfromthebankruptcyofthenationalairlineSabena.IassistedBrusselsInternationalAirportinidentifyingwaystoenhanceretailandfood&beverageperformanceattheairport.Theworkalsoincludedadviceonhowtoincreasepassengerspendingbybetterutilizingtheflowsofthenewterminal,aswellascreatingamoreaggressivemarketingapproach."Alan’shandsonexperienceintheairportcommercialfieldhavebeenveryvaluabletousandtheadvisoryreporthedeliveredshoweduswaystoenhancecommercialperformance."MichelDEROUCK,ExecutiveVicePresidentCommercialaffairs,BrusselsInternationalAirportCompany

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KeflavikInternationalAirport-IcelandFormedasanewcompany,LeifurEricssonAirTerminalLtd.wastooperatetheterminalsofKeflavikAirportinIceland.Thisclienthadasoneofitsaimstodevelopthecommercialactivitieswithparticularfocusontheimportantduty-freebusiness.

Iundertookafullauditandbenchmarkofthecommercialbusinessandprovidedguidanceandinputtothestrategicelementsoftheprocessofgearingthenewcompanyforthefuturechallenges.Partofthestrategicadvicewastosplituptheduty-freebusinessinaseparateairportownedsubsidiarywithitsownmanagementstructure.Theclientchoosetodosoandtheduty-freecompanybecameanindependentprofit-centrewhicheventuallyimproveditsEDITDAsubstantiallythroughimprovedmarginsandbettercostefficiency."ThestrategicinputprovidedbyAlanBorkwasveryprofessionalandindeedveryusefulinourbusinessdevelopmentconsiderations.WewillmostcertainlydrawagainonAlanBork’sconsultingservicesduringourupcomingterminalproject."HöskuldurAsgeirsson,ManagingDirectorLeifurEirikssonAirTerminalLtd.,KeflavikAirport,Iceland

AqabaInternationalAirport-JordanDuetosubstantialpassengerincreasestheterminalatAqabaInternationalAirportneededtobeexpandedinordertocopewithtrafficincreasesforadditional4-5yearsbeforeanewterminalwasbuilt.Iwasaskedtoundertakeananalysisofthecommercialpotentialaswellasprovidespecificrecommendationsfordetailedareaschedulesandlocationofcommercialactivitiesrelativetoterminalflows.Ialsoprovidedacommercialplanforallnon-aviationcommercialactivitiesbothonlandsideandairsideincludingsalesandrevenueforecastsperbusinessline,percommercialconceptandperoutlet.

KeflavikInternationalAirport-IcelandFollowingsubstantialpassengerincreasestheterminalsatKeflavikInternationalAirportneededtobeexpanded.Iprovidedthecommercialadviceforanewterminalfootprintwithamuchexpandedduty-freearea.Theworkincludedathoroughanalysisoftheretailandfood&beveragebusinessandrecommendationsforhowtoimprovefuturerevenuesthroughimprovedpassengerspendlevels.Theworkalsoincludedaterminalfootprintwithsizeandlocationofallcommercialactivities,aswellasaspaceoptimisationplantodelivermaximumrevenuesperconceptandperoutlet.Thespaceplanwastobeintegratedwithanewconceptandbrandedapproachtoretailthatwouldfullyexploitthepotentialofthepassengerprofile."AgainwehavedrawnonAlanBork’sprofessionalexpertiseinconnectionwiththeterminalproject.Weareverysatisfiedwiththeoutcomeofhiswork,whichwillmostcertainlyimproveourcommercialbusinessatKeflavikAirport".HöskuldurAsgeirsson,ManagingDirectorLeifurEirikssonAirTerminalLtd.,KeflavikAirport,Iceland

OsloAirportGardemoen-NorwayFacingamajortenderoftheduty-freeconcession,OsloAirportwantedtoenhancecommercialperformancebyinvestinginreconfiguringtheterminalstoimprovepassengerflowsandcommercialrevenues.Iassistedindraftinganewterminalblueprintaswellasanewandmoreaggressivestrategyfortheduty-freetenderingprocess.

BergenAirport-NorwayFacingamajortenderingprocessforitsfood&beveragebusinessaswellasfortheconvenienceshops,BergenAirportaskedmetoassistincreatingthetenderstrategy,preparingthetenderdocumentsaswellasparticipateintheevaluationprocessleadingtothefinaldecisionofawardingthecontracts.Theworkalsoincludedanauditandbenchmarkofthecurrentconvenienceandfood&beveragebusiness.

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"WewerehappytodrawonAlan'svastexperiencefromtheairport'scommercialfieldaswellashisknowledgeoftheNordictravelretailmarket.Weareverypleasedwiththeoutcomeoftheconsultingservicesheprovided."AlfSognefest,HeadofTerminalandMarketBergenAirport,FleslandNorway

StavangerAirport-NorwayIwasaskedtoundertakeatotalreviewofthenon-aviationcommercialactivitiesoftheairport’slandsideandairsideterminalzones,withtheaimofcreatinganewRetailMasterplanfortheairport.Theobjectivesweretoimprovetheofferforpassengersunderaverydifficultterminalconfigurationwithanarrowandcongestedairsidezone.Theworkalsoincludedatotalmarketreviewmappingoutpassengerprofilesandpassengerbehaviour.

TrondheimAirport-NorwayInconnectionwithtenderingtheduty-freebusinessTrondheimAirporthadanewoperatorcomingin.Simultaneouslytheinternationalterminalwastobeexpandedwithadditional2newgates.Iwasaskedtoundertakeareviewofallretailandfood&beverageactivitiesandsuggestednewstrategiestoimprovethepassengerspendlevels.Theworkalsoincludedrecommendingoptimalsizeandlocationofthenewduty-freeshop.TheadviceresultedinNorway’sfirst“walk-through”dutyfreeshop.TheworkalsoincludedareviewoftheAdvertisingactivitiesandproposalsforanewAdvertisingStrategywiththeaimofimprovingadvertisingrevenues.

BergenAirport-NorwayHandlingpassengerswellabovetheinitialcapacityoftheterminalatBergenAirportaccentuatedtheneedforbuildinganewterminaltohandlefuturepassengergrowth.Anarchitecturalcompetitionwasundertakenandanumberofarchitectfirmssubmittedtheirproposalsforthenewterminal.Iparticipatedintheprojectinselectingthewinningbid.ThewinningprojectwassubmittedbyNarudStokkeWiigArchitects,aworldrenownedarchitectfirmthatalsodidthenewOsloGardemoenairportinthelate90’ties.