Richard Talian
Chief Strategy & Development Officer at Dubai Airports
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Richard Talian is the Chief Strategy & Development Officer at Dubai Airports, a role he has grown into since joining in 2008. With an MSc from the University of Southampton, he has extensive experience from senior roles at Virgin Atlantic and Air New Zealand, shaping long-term airport and business plans.
He was instrumental in developing the master plan that laid the foundation for Dubais airports to become the worlds busiest for international travel.
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29 Years
Current Role
Chief Strategy & Development Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Priorities
Topics Richard cares about
Airport Master Planning
He was instrumental in developing the airport master and business plans for Dubai's massive infrastructure expansion.
Passenger Capacity Growth
Leads the 'DXB Plus' program, which is designed to boost airport capacity from 90 million to 118 million passengers annually.
Career
Work history
4-2024
Chief Strategy & Development Officer
Dubai Airports
4-2022 - 4-2024
Independent Consultant
Self-employed
8-2014 - 4-2022
EVP Strategy & Development
Dubai Airports
11-2011 - 7-2014
SVP Strategy & Development
Dubai Airports
3-2008 - 11-2011
VP Strategy
Dubai Airports
In the press
Media appearances
Richard Talian – Chief Strategy & Development Officer, Dubai Airports (Profile). Featured in Dubai Airports Official Website
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Education
1990 - 1993
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
University of Bath
1994 - 1995
Master of Science (MSc)
University of Southampton
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