Sir Tim was the Founding member of Emirates Airline in 1985 and has been President since 2003. He was also the Managing Director of Sri Lankan Airlines until 2008 and has been in the civil aviation business for his whole professional career, having joined British Caledonian in 1972.

In the 2014 Queen’s New Year’s Honours list, he was invested as a Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) for services to British prosperity and to the aviation industry.

In November 2009, Sir Tim was conferred an “Officier de la Legion d’Honneur” by the French Government for services to transport and aviation, and he holds the 2009 Gold Award from the Royal Aeronautical Society for his contribution to civil aerospace.

At the 2011 Airline Business and Flightglobal Achievement Awards, he was recognised as “Leader of the year”, and in 2013, he received the Center for Aviation (CAPA) Legends Award and was inducted into the CAPA Hall of Fame.

Sir Tim holds a BSc in Economics from London University and is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. He also holds three Honorary Doctorates from Warwick, Northumbria and Essex Universities.

Sir Tim was appointed to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 June 2022.

Committee memberships: Governance and Sustainability Committee (Member).

External appointments: President of Emirates Airlines and Chairman of the Emirates Airline Foundation. Board Member of Dubai International Chamber.