Marion Charlton, Chief Operating Officer, Gold Coast Airport

Marion has over 30 years’ experience in the aviation industry both domestically and abroad. Since joining Gold Coast Airport in 2004, Marion has held a variety of management roles including her most recent role of General Manager Commercial and Terminals, during which she oversaw the last significant Gold Coast Airport terminal redevelopment in 2010. Marion worked at both Atlanta and Sydney airports during the 1996 and 2000 Olympics and was in Glasgow during the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She has also worked with the Irish Airport Authority. Marion has strong ties with many Gold Coast tourism organisations through her past work on the Tourism Advisory Board for Bond University. She is currently on the advisory Board for Southern Cross University Business School and is on the Board of Trustees for the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Foundation. Marion is also a member of the Study Gold Coast Board. In 2008 she was awarded the International Woman’s Day Leadership Award for the Gold Coast.

Kevin Gill, Chief Operating Officer, Townsville, Mount Isa and Longreach Airports

Kevin has 26 years’ experience in aviation and has held executive positions in airlines in Australia and New Zealand including Air New Zealand. Since joining QAL in 2008, Kevin has been involved in a range of programs and initiatives to develop Townsville, Mount Isa and Longreach airports. This has seen the reestablishment of Townsville as an international airport as well as significant airport development at Mount Isa and several new airlines and routes operating through both Townsville and Mount Isa airports. Kevin is currently Chair of Townsville Enterprise, and is a Councillor of the Queensland Futures Institute.

Amelia Evans, Chief Financial Officer

Amelia joined QAL as the Chief Financial Officer in 2016. As CFO, Amelia is responsible for supporting the development and delivery of the group’s strategy, in addition to leading the core functions of Finance, People and Culture, and Technology and Innovation. Amelia is a Chartered Accountant with 20 years’ experience in aviation, telecoms, FMCG and property industries. Her initial grounding at Ernst & Young has led to senior executive roles in Australia, Solomon Islands, London, United States and the Caribbean. In her roles, Amelia has managed financial, operational, people, technology and project teams. Prior to joining QAL Amelia worked at Qantas in Head of Finance roles for ground operations, commercial, customer experience and engineering, including the delivery of major aircraft reconfiguration programs. Amelia has experience in crisis management, economic development, sporting and charitable committees, and is an active mentor for several organisations in Australia. She is currently a board member for the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for the National Trust (Queensland). Amelia has also recently been appointed as Governor-in-Council for Griffith University.

Adam Rowe, Executive General Manager Business Development and Marketing

Adam joined QAL in 2017 as General Manager Business Development and Marketing, before moving into his current role in July 2018. In this role Adam is responsible for managing the business development and marketing function, leading his team to grow domestic and international airline capacity, and work with airline partners and tourism bureaus to market destination accessibility.  Adam has held a number of senior management and executive roles within the airline industry, working for Virgin Australia and Tigerair, and brings ten years’ experience to this role.

Carl Bruhn, Executive General Manager Property and Infrastructure

Carl joined QAL in 2016 and brings a wealth of experience including mixed use precincts, nonresidential land development, project/construction management, design management and community development. Carl is responsible for delivering a large program of works across the QAL Group over the coming years, bringing a broad background of experience to the role. Carl’s most recent role was with Villa World as the General Manager, Communities and Business Growth. Carl spent a number of years with Lendlease as General Manger Town Centres and Senior Project Director on the Varsity Lakes project. During this time, he was responsible for both the residential and commercial aspects of the Varsity Lakes development and similar Lendlease projects nationally. Carl is a Fellow of the Urban Development Industry of Australia (FDIA) and is a fully licenced real estate agent.