Emma Gilthorpe

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Emma Gilthorpe
Born
Charlotte Emma Tiffany Gilthorpe

1970 (age 54–55)
NationalityBritish
EducationLeicester Polytechnic
OccupationBusiness executive
TitleCEO, Royal Mail
TermMay 2024-
RelativesTony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree (stepfather)

Charlotte Emma Tiffany Gilthorpe (born 1970) is a British business executive. She became the CEO of the Royal Mailin May 2024.[1]

Early life

She was educated at Leicester Polytechnic.[2] She has a brother and a sister.[3] In 1986, her mother Patricia Gilthorpe married the Conservative politician Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree.[3]

Career

She is a barrister, and was called to the bar in July 1996.[4] Gilthorpe worked in the telecoms industry, with BT Group and Cable & Wireless plc, and joined Heathrow Airport in 2009.[1] She became COO of Heathrow Airport in 2020. In March 2021, she was appointed CEO of the Jet Zero Council, a UK trade body.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lawson, Alex (2 April 2024). "Royal Mail names senior Heathrow executive as next boss". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. "Emma Gilthorpe". LinkedIn. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Pearce, Edward (26 March 2012). "Lord Newton of Braintree obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. "Miss Charlotte Emma Tiffany Gilthorpe". Bar Standards Board. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. "Emma Gilthorpe". Ishka. Retrieved 3 April 2024.