Capital Club welcomes Dubai Airports’ Paul Griffiths

The Capital Club, Dubai’s premier private City Club and member of the ENSHAA group of companies, is set to host the third instalment in its popular ‘People Who Shaped Dubai’ series with a business breakfast on the 9^th of December, supported by The Week, Motivate Publishing.

The Club will be welcoming Paul Griffiths, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Airports, who since joining the company as its first CEO in October 2007, has been the driving force behind Dubai becoming one of the busiest and most successful aviation hubs in the world.

Emma Cullen, Capital Club General Manager remarked, “The success of Dubai’s airports is one of the Emirate’s greatest achievements and we are very proud to be welcoming Paul who has played such an important role in making this success story possible. This will be a wonderful chance for our Members to learn how one of Dubai’s most successful enterprises has built its world-class reputation and to get a glimpse into its exciting plans for the future.”

Boasting nearly four decades of experience in the travel industry, Paul Griffiths is responsible for the operation and development of Dubai International as well as Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central, which is set to become the world’s largest airport.

As CEO of Dubai Airports, Paul orchestrated the flawless launch of Terminal 3 at Dubai International, just one year after taking on the role, following this achievement with the successful opening of Dubai’s second airport Dubai World Central, a mere three years later. The dynamic leader’s next major accomplishment marked another milestone in Dubai's aviation history on January 2, 2013 with the similarly flawless opening of Concourse A, the world's first purpose-built A380 facility. Looking towards the future, Paul is leading efforts to completely redesign and set new standards for the airport passenger experience as part of the US$32 billion expansion of the next phase of Dubai World Central. 

Paul Griffiths’ extensive experience includes serving as the Managing Director of London's Gatwick Airport, the second largest airport in the UK as well as 14 years with the Virgin Group, working closely with Sir Richard Branson as a Board Director of the Virgin Travel Group, embracing the commercial activities of both Virgin Atlantic Airways and Virgin Trains. Prior to this, in the 1980s, he spent four years in Hong Kong developing the marketing, commercial planning and technology functions for the then start-up airline Dragonair.