Sauvé-Hopkins to head up dnata’s global airport operations
24 / 04 / 2024
Clive Sauve-Hopkins Photo dnata
dnata has appointed Clive Sauvé-Hopkins as divisional senior vice president (DSVP), airport operations to oversee the company’s global ground handling and cargo business at 97 airports in 16 countries.
Effective immediately, Sauvé-Hopkins will manage a team of over 37,000 customer-centric aviation professionals, with responsibility for ensuring consistent high quality and safe services for more than 330 airline customers.
With extensive international experience in commercial strategy and business transformation, Sauvé-Hopkins has held several senior leadership positions with Swissport, Servisair, Aviapartner, Qatar Airways, and the Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company (ADQ).
He will be based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and report to Steve Allen, dnata’s group chief executive.
Allen said: “I’m pleased to have Clive on board our global management team. Clive has all the experience and skills to drive our growth strategy and ensure consistent quality and safe services, with a continued focus on people and sustainability across our global operations. I look forward to working together as we enhance our business and offering.”
Global air and travel services provider dnata was established in 1959 and offers ground handling, cargo, travel, catering and retail services in over 30 countries across six continents.
In the financial year 2022-23, dnata’s customer-oriented teams handled over 710,000 aircraft turns, moved over 2.7 million tonnes of cargo, uplifted 111.4 million meals, and recorded a total transaction value (TTV) of travel services of US$ 1.9 billion.
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