company information
Corporate profile
Dunedin International Airport Limited (DIAL) is a publicly unlisted company, established under the Airport Authorities Act 1966, and incorporated in 1988.
The two equal shareholders are the Crown and Dunedin City Holdings Ltd, which is owned by Dunedin City Council. They took over the airport’s assets from the Dunedin Airport Authority in 1989. In 1999, the airport’s name was changed to Dunedin International Airport Limited.
DIAL is a highly diversified operation with multiple sources of income. It contributes an estimated 1.5% of the region’s GDP and, directly and indirectly, provides employment for more than 250 people.
Executive team
Chief Executive
The Chief Executive, John McCall, joined the airport industry in 1988 to undertake the restructuring and transition of Dunedin's airport from a non-commercial local and central government enterprise to a public corporate entity. John is a past president of the Aviation Industry Association of New Zealand and on the board of the New Zealand Airports Association. He is an Associate Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management, a trustee of Tourism Dunedin, a director of Taieri Gorge Railway Limited, and a member of the Dunedin City Council’s economic development initiative - "Project Gateway".
Business Manager
Business Manager, Peter Ford, is a qualified chartered accountant and graduate of Otago University.
He has worked for Dunedin International Airport Ltd since 1999 having previously worked for Arthur Barnetts, Hallensteins and accounting firms in Dunedin. Whilst at Arthur Barnetts Peter was closely involved in the feasibility analysis, funding and financial structure required for the construction of the Meridian Shopping Mall.
Operations Manager
Operations Manager, Richard Roberts, has an extensive engineering and project management background in both England and New Zealand. He arrived in New Zealand in 1996 as a permanent resident and joined Dunedin International Airport in 1999.
In 2006, Richard was awarded the national title, Airport Personality of the Year.
Directors
SJ McLauchlan, B Com, FCA (PP), AF Inst D; K Grant, BA, LLB, Dip Law;
RF Walls, QSO, JP, FNZIM, F Inst D (Chairman); GR Thomas, LLB, AF Inst D
Bankers
Westpac
101 George St
Dunedin
Solicitors
Gallaway Cook Allan
276 Princes St
Dunedin
Auditors
Graham William Crombie of Polson Higgs & Co.
On behalf of the Auditor-General
139 Moray Pl
Dunedin