Stobart Group

Led by long-standing CEO Andrew Tinkler and Executive Board colleagues Ben Whawell and Richard Butcher, Stobart Group is the UK's leading and best-known Infrastructure and Support Services business operating in the biomass energy, railway maintenance and aviation sectors as well as having investments in a national property and logistics portfolio. Stobart Group also has licence agreements in place for its household name brand. The Group's aim is to continue to deliver on its strategy of realising value and building sustainable return from its growth businesses and to maintain its dividend policy.

Stobart Group owns and operates London Southend Airport and Carlisle Lake District Airport where passenger growth is the focus. The division aims to:

• Capitalise on demand for regional airport capacity, especially in the South East
• Promote London Southend Airport as Europe's fastest growing airport and the highest ranked in the UK by Which? for customer satisfaction
• Secure new airline operators and provide untapped routes, bringing passengers to London and the South East from the UK and Europe.

Stobart Air, which was formerly known as Aer Arann, is owned by Stobart Group along with other investors.