Emma Gilthorpe

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Emma Gilthorpe
Born
Charlotte Emma Tiffany Gilthorpe

1970 (age 53–54)
NationalityBritish
EducationLeicester Polytechnic
OccupationBusiness executive
TitleCEO-designate, Royal Mail
TermMay 2024-
RelativesTony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree (stepfather)

Charlotte Emma Tiffany Gilthorpe (born 1970) is a British business executive, and the chief operating officer of Heathrow Airport since 2020. She is the CEO-designate of Royal Mail, and will start in May 2024.[1]

Early life

She was educated at Leicester Polytechnic.[2] She has a brother and a sister.[3] In 1986, her mother Patricia Gilthorpe married the Conservative politician Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree.[3]

Career

She is a practising barrister, and was called to the bar in July 1996.[4]

Gilthorpe worked in the telecoms industry, with BT Group and Cable & Wireless plc, and joined Heathrow Airport in 2009.[1]

In March 2021, she was appointed CEO of the Jet Zero Council, a UK trade body.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Lawson, Alex (2 April 2024). "Royal Mail names senior Heathrow executive as next boss". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Emma Gilthorpe". LinkedIn. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b Pearce, Edward (26 March 2012). "Lord Newton of Braintree obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Miss Charlotte Emma Tiffany Gilthorpe". Bar Standards Board. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Emma Gilthorpe". Ishka. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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