The Civil Air Navigation Services
Organisation (CANSO) says it has appointed Mr. Robert Hutchison to
serve as Director of Communications and Marketing. According to
CANSO, Mr. Hutchison assumed office on March 1, 2011. He reports to
the Director General, Mr. Graham Lake.
"I am delighted to welcome Robert
to the CANSO team," remarks Mr. Lake. "He has an ideal blend of
experience having worked in air traffic control and flight
operations, combined with handling the communication and marketing
requirements for large global organisations. I am looking forward
to the contribution Robert can make in supporting CANSO's
commitment to lead the transformation of global ATM
performance."
In his new position, Mr. Hutchison
will have overall responsibility for all CANSO's communication and
marketing activities to ensure that it is effectively reaching its
target audiences both internal and external, developing the CANSO
brand and operating effectively as the global voice of the air
traffic management industry. He is also expected to support the
Director General and the Executive Committee in helping shape the
association's vision and strategy.
Mr. Hutchison began his career as
an Air Traffic Con-troller in the Royal Air Force before moving to
SITA Flight Operations. He has held a number of senior
comm-unication and marketing roles with major global organisations
including Ernst & Young and Accenture. Most recently, he was
Director of Communications and Marketing for CHEP, a leading
services provider to the supply chain industry. He is a member of
the Chartered Institute of Marketing and has an MBA from Kingston
Business School.
"I am very pleased to be joining
CANSO at this important time in its evolution," states Mr.
Hutchison. "Communications and marketing have an essential role to
play if CANSO is to achieve its desired objectives and I am looking
forward to working with the team to build on the excellent
foundations that have already been established," he adds.