Nuno AMARAL
Nuno AMARAL
CEO ARI Middle East Global Chief Operations Officer,
Aer Rianta International

Nuno is currently CEO of ARI Middle East and Global Chief Operating Officer. He joined ARI as Middle East General Manager Operations in June 2014, based in Bahrain. Following that, Nuno was promoted to CEO for ARI Middle East and then to Chief Operations & Business Development Officer based in Dublin. Nuno relocated back to the Middle East in May 2025, and in a revised and expanded role, he now leads Business Units in the Middle East, Europe, and North America. Based in Bahrain, Nuno also leads ARI’s global ESG agenda.

Originally from Portugal, Nuno began his career with Deloitte before taking on various senior leadership roles with Lidl and Unilever. Nuno then entered the travel retail industry as CEO of Lojas Francas de Portugal, where for almost eight years, he oversaw travel retail ventures in 31 different outlets and the management of TAP Portugal’s in-flight sales service.

Nuno studied Business Management at Católica Lisbon and holds an MBA from Nova SBE.

 

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