Tom Duffy, from ADB SAFEGATE’s Americas office, has been newly elected to serve as Chair for the Airports Council International (ACI) World Business Partners Advisory Board in 2019. As Chair, Tom will lead the Advisory Board in its efforts to create opportunities and drive interaction to maximize the value of membership for World Business Partners and ACI airport members from all regions.

ACI’s airport membership consists of over 1,853 airports in 173 countries. ACI’s World Business Partner program provides a platform for businesses to interact with the airport industry to build a global network of airport executives and decision makers and a mechanism whereby these businesses can assist airports worldwide in meeting their objectives.

Tom was first elected to the Advisory Board in 2016, he served as Vice Chair in 2018 and his term as Chair runs through the end of 2019.

You can learn more about the ACI World Business Partner program here.

ADB SAFEGATE is a leading provider of solutions that boost efficiency, improve safety and environmental sustainability and reduce operational costs for airports, airlines and ANSP’s. The company works with customers to identify performance bottlenecks and jointly solve them through integrated solutions that improve airport and airline performance. These solutions address every aspect from approach to departure – airport traffic handling and guidance, airfield lighting, tower-based traffic control systems, intelligent gate and docking automation, services and advanced analytics. ADB SAFEGATE has more than 1,100 employees across 45 nationalities in 25 countries, and operates in more than 175 countries, serving more than 2,500 airports globally, from the busiest and largest like Atlanta, Beijing, Dubai, Heathrow, Charles De Gaulle, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Istanbul, New Delhi and Changi, to fast-growing airports across Asia and Africa.