Airport operator announces departure of Steve Morgan

Steve Morgan

BAA capital director Steve Morgan is to leave his post at the end of this month, the airport operator has said.

Morgan, a former US Navy rear admiral specialising in logistics and acquisitions, was responsible for BAA鈥檚 capital and procurement programmes.

A BAA spokeswoman said Morgan had resigned.

He will be replaced by John Holland-Kaye, BAA鈥檚 current commercial director.

Holland-Kaye said he was looking forward to leading the infrastructure team.

鈥淲e鈥檙e spending 拢1bn a year on capital investment to transform Heathrow into a hub airport that Britain can be proud of,鈥 he said.

鈥淲e have improved significantly over the last few years, but there is more to be done - we have many changes planned which will improve passenger experience at Heathrow, the biggest of which is Terminal 2, which will open in 2014. 鈥

Both Morgan and Holland-Kaye joined BAA in 2009.

Morgan had previously been British Nuclear Fuels鈥 commercial director at Sellafield, prior to which he worked for Westinghouse and the US Department of Energy.

Holland-Kaye is a former Taylor Wimpey divisional CEO, before which he held a number of positions at Taylor Woodrow. He takes on the capital director role on 1 November.