Brisbane Airport names Scott Norris as Executive General Manager Commercial
Norris, an experienced and deeply respected airport commercial executive, is currently General Manager of Aviation and Commercial at Sunshine Coast Airport. He has previously held leadership positions at Vancouver, Auckland and Perth airports.
AUSTRALIA. Brisbane Airport (BNE) has appointed Scott Norris as its new Executive General Manager Commercial, overseeing retail, commercial, parking and industrial development at Queensland’s leading gateway, effective 30 June.
Norris, an experienced and deeply respected airport commercial executive, is currently General Manager of Aviation and Commercial at Sunshine Coast Airport. He has previously held leadership positions at Vancouver, Auckland and Perth airports.
“Scott will lead Brisbane Airport through a dynamic phase of retail, commercial and industrial transformation,” said Brisbane Airport CEO Gert-Jan de Graaff.
“As Brisbane experiences rapid growth, the airport holds the city’s last prime large-scale land available for development. The future of the Airport Central and Airport Industrial Park precincts will significantly shape Brisbane’s future,” he added.
“Scott will also oversee the expansion of retail within our International Terminal, ensuring we offer our passengers the very best in shopping and food & beverage options. With around 25 million travellers per year at BNE, we provide retailers with a high-value opportunity to connect with customers.
“Ensuring our ground transport options and parking options meet the demands of a rapidly growing precinct will also be a key priority, with a focus on choice and access.”
Norris’s career in airports began at Heathrow in the UK while he completed his MBA at Bath University. He spent four years at Auckland Airport before moving to Perth Airport, where he worked from 2007 to 2016. Subsequently, he joined Vancouver Airport Authority as Vice-President of Commercial Development, before joining the Sunshine Coast Airport team in 2022.
“I’m excited to blend my Australian and international airport background to create a uniquely Brisbane experience for Queensland’s most important gateway,” Norris said.
“With an expansion of terminal capacity on the drawing board to meet a rapidly growing population, this is really a great time to be joining the Brisbane Airport team.
“I’m a Kiwi with Canadian citizenship, Australian residency and a British wife. I’m looking forward to making Brisbane my home as the city is transformed ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games and can’t wait to join the BNE team.” 
Future postive, ‘Future BNE’,Brisbane Airport is undergoing a hugely ambitious A$5 billion (US$3.3 billion) ‘Future BNE’ development. As reported, the programme, which includes over 150 projects, is the biggest in Brisbane Airport’s history. Future BNE will upgrade both the Domestic and International terminals and continue the development of a new Terminal 3 precinct as both Brisbane and Queensland look forward to hosting the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The Moodie Davitt Report is tracking the programme right through to its culmination. Brisbane Airport is one of the country’s largest airports by land size, covering 2,700 hectares, with 450 hectares available for development, and is one of the city’s largest employment hubs. More than 20,000 people work at the airport across more than 600 businesses, with another 10,000 workers forecast for the precinct in the coming decade. Construction is currently underway on the of its largest industrial project, a state-of-the-art A$50 million (US$32.3 million) parcel facility for Australia Post. |
