Daniel F. Cappell, Chief Commercial Officer. Dan Cappell joined the Authority in December 2019 from Jacobs Engineering specialist aviation consultancy Leigh Fisher. Dan has over 30 years dedicated aviation International experience across multiple aspects of the business.
He has held senior C suite roles within three of the main channels of the global airport commercial business, Retail and Food & Beverage, and International brand representation. Prior to moving to the USA, he served as the Chief Commercial Officer for Abu Dhabi Airports Company and led the development of the commercial strategy program for 35,000 square meters of commercial space for the new midfield terminal program in Abu Dhabi. Prior to the Middle East Mr. Cappell was based in Switzerland and was the founding Director General Manager of Nestle International Travel Retail, the only global operational business unit within the Nestle Group, focusing on the Tax and Duty channel of distribution. He has served on the management committee and Board of Tax-Free World Association and was a Board member of MEDFA (Middle East Duty Free Association).