Auckland International Airport Limited announced the appointment of Sean Donohue as a new board director, effective January 30, 2026. Mr. Donohue was the Chief Executive of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport from 2013 to 2025. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Virgin Australia and prior to this he was Senior Vice President, Global Operations, at United Airlines, where he spent 25 years working for the company.
Mr. Donohue is currently a non-executive director of Dallas-based Atmos Energy Corporation, the largest natural gas distributor in the United States. In 2025 he completed his service as both Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum?s Aviation and Aerospace Governors Committee, and as an executive committee member of the World Travel and Tourism Council. Under Sean?s leadership Dallas Fort Worth delivered US$7 billion in infrastructure improvements, strengthening resilience and improving operational performance.
Sean also championed DFW?s digital transformation, greatly improving the customer experience, and oversaw projects enabling the airport to be carbon net zero by 2030. Shareholders will have the opportunity to vote on Mr. Donohue?s appointment at the Annual Meeting on October 22, 2026, and the Board will recommend that shareholders vote in favour of this. Mr. Donohue?s appointment follows the retirement of Christine Spring, who has been a director since 2014.
