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Rob Marriott is appointed CEO ARI Middle East

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11 Apr 2022

Aer Rianta International (ARI) is delighted to announce the appointment of Rob Marriott as Chief Executive of ARI Middle East (ARIME). Currently CEO at Muscat Duty Free (MDF), Marriott will commence his new position once a replacement is appointed for his current role at MDF and upon the departure of Richard Gray, who announced news of his retirement in late 2021.

With over 30 years’ retail experience, Marriott has a strong proven record in developing and delivering long-term strategy, driving global retail operational excellence, and leading teams to success. This includes leadership roles at Morrisons and Safeway in the UK, before joining ARI in 2019 as General Manager at MDF.

Since joining the business, Marriott has firmly embraced ARI’s ethos of collaboration, agility and determination to create a bespoke sense of place for its customers, brands and partners. Marriott is renowned for his customer-centric approach, adopting a policy of choice, superior quality, and brilliance when it comes to the travel retail experience and building successful partnerships.

We warmly welcome Rob Marriott into his new role as Chief Executive of ARIME following his successful tenure leading the team in Oman. His in-depth knowledge of the business and strong sense of leadership makes him the ideal choice. The Middle East is a core focus of the ARI business, and Rob’s expertise in building and nurturing successful partnerships and razor-sharp focus on retail standards will help ARIME continue to deliver world class propositions.

Ray Hernan

ARI Chief Executive Officer

I am honoured to take on this prestigious role and look forward to immersing myself with the teams locally. At ARI we pride ourselves on creating the best customer experience possible and with my new appointment, I hope to continue to build an unrivalled offering. I am humbled to take over the position from Richard and hope to emulate his renowned high standards of retail excellence.

Rob Marriott

Newly appointed ARI Middle East CEO

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