Sir Timothy Charles Clark (born 22 November 1949
) is a British business executive and the President of Dubai-based airline
Emirates
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* United Arab Emirates
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since January 2003. He was also the Managing Director of
SriLankan Airlines
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until 2008.
Education
He attended
Kent College
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, Canterbury and is a fellow of the
Royal Aeronautical Society
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. He is an economics graduate from the
University of London
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.
Career
Clark has been in the civil aviation business since 1972 when he joined
British Caledonian
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. In 1975, he moved to
Pakistan International Airlines
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then
Gulf Air
Gulf Air () is the flag carrier of Bahrain, which was founded in 1950. Headquartered in Muharraq, the airline operates scheduled flights to 51 destinations in 30 countries across Africa, Asia, and Europe. The airline's main hub is at Bahrain I ...
in
Bahrain
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and subsequently to
Dubai
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in 1985 where he became a member of the founding team of Emirates as Head of Airline Planning. He is currently the President of Emirates. He was also Managing Director of SriLankan Airlines until 2008. The latter post resulted from the acquisition of a 40% stake in SriLankan Airlines by Emirates in April 1998. However, that post was lost when the Sri Lankan government took control of the airline and Emirates never renewed their contract for management of the airline.
Clark became President of Emirates in 2003. In addition, Clark is the Chairman of the Emirates Airline Foundation, a non-profit charity which provides humanitarian philanthropic aid and services for children in need around the world. In December 2019, Clark announced that he would be stepping down from his role as President of Emirates, but subsequently delayed his retirement due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Awards and recognition
Clark was appointed
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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(KBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to British prosperity and to the aviation industry.
''Aviation Week & Space Technology'' magazine named Clark its 2013 Person of the Year.
Personal life
Clark is married with three children.
See also
*
The Emirates Group
The Emirates Group () is a state-owned Dubai-based international aviation holding company headquartered in Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, near Dubai International Airport. The Emirates Group comprises dnata, an aviation services company ...
References
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1949 births
Living people
Emirates (airline)
Alumni of the University of London
English emigrants to the United Arab Emirates
British airline chief executives
Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
People educated at Kent College
Naturalized citizens of the United Arab Emirates
Businesspeople awarded knighthoods