Gareth Powell

Gareth Powell is Managing Director at London Stansted Airport and a member of the MAG Executive Committee. MAG is the UK’s largest airports group, it owns and operates Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports alongside digital consumer business Cavu.

Gareth joined MAG from Transport for London (TfL), where he spent 19 years. His most recent roles were Deputy Commissioner and Chief Customer and Strategy Officer, which saw him lead TfL’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. During his time at TfL, Gareth was also Managing Director of Surface Transport, Chief Operating Officer of London Rail and Director of Strategy and Service Development for London Underground, managing around £5bn of revenue and a workforce of more than 3,000 people, as well as maintaining key stakeholder relationships including with the Mayor of London.