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In another week where the business news flow – as in nearly every other aspect of life – was driven primarily by the pandemic and its financial wrath, in came the Scottish budget with some sticky plasters and Blu Tack to keep what remains of the economy limping along to an unspecified dawn of recovery.  It’s not that the measures announced by Finance Minister Kate Forbes on Thursday weren’t welcome. The number one ask from every corner of the business community was for an extension of the relief on business rates – the equivalent of Council Tax on a domestic property – to hel...

AGS appoints new executive committee members Primary tabs 29th January 2021 The appointees each have many years of experience in senior roles within the aviation industry AGS Airports, the owners of Aberdeen International, Glasgow and Southampton airports confirmed earlier this week (January 27) the newest appointments to its executive committee. Mark Johnston has been given the new role of chief operating officer for AGS and will report to Derek Provan, the chief executive. Prior to the new role, Johnston has almost 16 years’ experience working with the group whilst holding a variety of m...

© Supplied Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Bosses at AGS Airports have axed the role of managing director of Aberdeen International Airport (AIA). A spokesman for AIA said the top post at the north-east terminal had changed to an operations director role. Mark Beveridge, previously European regional director at offshore drilling waste management firm TWMA, has been operations director since late last year. AGS, whic...

By Karen Peattie

AGS Airports, the owner of Aberdeen International, Glasgow and Southampton airports, has made a raft of management changes as it prepares for a difficult recovery from the pandemic. Mark Johnston takes up the new role of chief operating officer for AGS. During nearly 16 years with the group, Mr Johnston has held a series of senior management roles including managing director of Glasgow Airport. Gillian Bruton has joined AGS as chief financial officer, having previously held the position of finance director for Highlands and Islands Airports. Meanwhile, Roger Hunt takes on the new role...