Aberdeen International Airport has appointed Steve Szalay as its new managing director.

Mr Szalay will work closely with Derek Provan, chief executive of Aberdeen’s parent company AGS. The appointment comes after Carol Benzie stood down as managing director earlier this year.

A graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Mr Szalay has held a series of senior executive roles in the aviation sector including with UK airline Jet2.com, and across a number of airports including Heathrow and Gatwick.

He will take up his position at Aberdeen, currently in the final phase of a £20 million revamp, on Tuesday, November 13.

AGS Airports Limited is jointly held by Ferrovial - via Faero UK Limited - and AGS Airports International Sarl, a Luxembourg company that is majority owned by Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 4.