Charlie Cornish took up his position as Group Chief Executive of the Manchester Airports Group Plc (MAG) on 1st October 2010 with responsibility for the UK’s largest British-owned airport operator.

Prior to joining MAG, Charlie was Managing Director of Utility Solutions, the commercial business of United Utilities (UU) with operations in the UK, the Middle East, Australia, Bulgaria, Poland, Estonia and Philippines. During his seven years at UU, Charlie was a Plc main Board Director of the FTSE 100 company.

Before UU, Charlie worked for a number of manufacturing and service companies including Plessey Telecommunications, British Aerospace and ABF.