Charlie Clifton
Chairman
With over 30 years of global experience in the low cost airline business there is very little that Charlie has not come across before. flypop is immensely fortunate that he is part of the team.
Adele Watson
Head of HR and Culture
Adele started working in the airline industry over 30 years ago as Cabin Crew for Ryanair, becoming supervisor for all Cabin Crew.
Adele started working in the airline industry over 30 years ago as Cabin Crew for Ryanair, becoming supervisor for all Cabin Crew. She then became Flight Operations Administrator responsible for all pilots and Cabin Crew which entailed organizing Pilot licensing and training, recruitment of and training of new Cadets as well as all Cabin crew. Eventually ended up in charge for all Rostering and Operations of Flight Operations Staff. Adele will be instrumental in ensuring that all flypop crew understand adhere to our ethos that low cost can still deliver the best customer experience.
Adele is also firm believer in contributing to the local community and has served as a Governor of the local primary school, 5 years of which as the Chairman.
Other members of the team
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Danesh Varma
Senior Investment Advisor
Danesh Varma is a highly accomplished, recognised and experienced global business leader having held a number of senior finance and Board positions over the past 4 decades.
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(Nino) Navdip Singh Judge
Chief Executive and Founder - AOC Accountable Manager
An Aeronautical Engineer with a diverse career path as British Army Officer, Bond trader/broker and Formula 1 Team Owner, Nino brings the vision, passion, leadership and management experience to the flypop team
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(Bobby) Balvinder Singh Bhakar
CTO and Founder
Bobby has a keen eye for new technology gaps and opportunities in the marketplace. He has vast experience in e-commerce specialising in pricing and trading platform systems as well as product development.
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Hitesh Patel
Chief Operating Officer
Hitesh is regarded as a visionary in large-scale start up efforts and a global leader within the aviation industry. A start-up specialist with a stellar record of administering P&L, driving Multi-Million Dollar budgets, and overseeing mergers and acquisitions.
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Sinéad Conroy
Chief Commercial Officer
Sinéad is an Aviation professional with over 25years experience in the Airline industry. A highly regarded former member of the Ryanair management team.
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Ian Smith
Technical Director - AOC Nominated Person Continuing Airworthiness
Ian brings a wealth of knowledge of airline operations, having worked for multiple airlines and aviation companies across low-cost, charter and scheduled brands
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Harun Cordan
Director of Flight Operations
Harun has over 30 years of global experience as an airline professional.
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George Bogdan Marin
Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Bogdan has over 25 experience in aviation holding different senior management roles in various areas of the airline business, from Fleet Management to Strategy & Communication.
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Helen Cordan
Head of Onboard Services
Helen started working in aviation in 1995 for Ryanair as a cabin crew member. Promoted to Instructor and started interviewing and training new crews both in the classroom and on the aircraft.
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Chris Rourke
Chief Investment Officer
Chris has a wealth of experience in advising and fund raising for private and public companies
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Rebecca McKenzie
Head of Accounts
Rebecca is an experienced finance and travel industry professional, bringing with her over 20 years of knowledge. As Head of Accounts she is the main contact for anything finance related.
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Mahendra Sinh Jadeja
Director of India Operations
Mahendra’s motto has always been “to serve”. Over the last 3 decades he has dedicated his time to serve the community.
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Gary Stephenson
Head of ICT
Meet the information communication technology (ICT) guru of the team, with over 17 years of experience and technical and analytical skills