Immediate Release, 12 December 2003
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Copenhagen’s Boserup elected Chairman of ACI
Geneva, Switzerland - Niels Boserup, CEO, Copenhagen Airports Ltd, was unanimously elected
Chairman of ACI for a two-year term starting 1 January 2004 at the ACI General Assembly on 6
December in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
The Chairman of ACI presides over meetings of the General Assembly, the Governing Board and
the Executive Committee of the global organization and serves as a spokesman for ACI. Niels
Boserup is a Member of the ACI World and EUROPE boards and has in the past served as both
Treasurer and President of ACI EUROPE.
Niels Boserup was appointed CEO of the newly corporatised Copenhagen Airports in March
1991 and transformed it into a substantially privatised and profitable airports group. He is now
also chairman of Denmark's leading financial newspaper, on which he once worked as a journalist
and has many years top management experience across various sectors. Before joining
Copenhagen Airports, he was a Director of Codan Insurance. He is Chairman of William Demant
Holding A/S, Oticon A/S, Jyllands-Posten A/S and CADI A/S (Copenhagen Airport
Development International A/S). Mr. Boserup is Deputy Chairman of the Wonderful Copenhagen
Foundation and a board member of Newcastle International Airport Ltd., TK Development A/S
and the Jyllands-Posten Foundation.
Boserup told the ACI World Governing Board, in accepting this position that his experience in
building cooperation between Copenhagen Airport and its airline partners could be a model for
other airport operators. He noted: “IATA’s calls for heavier regulation of airports are misplaced.
In Copenhagen, the airport and airlines have built an atmosphere of trust and were able to agree
on charges levels without government intervention”.
ACI Director General Robert J. Aaronson noted: “The times require a strong voice on behalf of
airports. Niels Boserup will be an energetic and articulate spokesman for our members and we
look forward to working closely with him on issues which are critical to our beleaguered
industry.”
For additional information please contact:
Robert J. Aaronson, Director General
or consult ACI’s website at www.airports.org
The ACI membership consists of 557 international airports and airport authorities, operating over 1,500 airports in 171 countries and
territories. ACI’s primary purpose is to foster cooperation among its member airports and with other partners in world aviation.
Through such cooperation, ACI aims to contribute significantly towards achieving an air transport system that is safe, secure, efficient
and compatible with the environment. ACI represents the world's airports in interacting with the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO), with which it has observer status, and other world bodies. ACI has its World Headquarters in Geneva and is
made up of six geographical regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, North America, and the Pacific.