Where did the chief executive of the 8th busiest airport in Europe start his career in industry?
Stewart Wingate Stewart Wingate is the chief executive of Gatwick Airport. He was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, where he left school at 16 to pursue a career in industry at Black and Decker. During his time at Black & Decker he attended university, graduating from Northumbria University with a degree in electrical and electronic engineering, and then from Newcastle University with an MBA.
Ian King (BAE Systems) Ian Graham King (born 24 April 1956) was the CEO of BAE Systems between 2008 and 2017, and was responsible for all of the company's business operations. For this role he was paid an annual base salary of £982,300. Until 20 June 2014 King was also a non-executive director of Rotork plc, an engineering company.