Iván Nash Vila appointed Swissport CFO

September 27, 2021

Swissport has appointed Iván Nash Vila as chief financial officer (CFO) and member of the executive leadership team. With the appointment and the recent nomination of Christopher Rayner as the company’s chief HR officer, Swissport completes the renewal of its executive leadership team following its new shareholder structure.

Nash Vila will be joining Swissport International as CFO for the group and become a member of the executive leadership team on October 1 2021. He succeeds Dr Alexander Gradow, head of financial planning & analysis, who had been acting as interim chief financial officer since August. Nash Vila will report to Warwick Brady, president and CEO of Swissport International AG.

“We are pleased to have Iván join Swissport as CFO,” said Brady. “Iván has a proven track record in key finance roles, including over 10 years as a CFO and experience from M&A to operational finance. He draws on years of international management experience and, with his background, is ideally equipped for this role and the future development of Swissport.”

James Graham

James Graham is an award-winning transport media journalist with a long background in the commercial freight sector, including commercial aviation and the aviation supply chain. He was the initial Air Cargo Week journalist and retuned later for a stint as editor. He continues his association as editor of the monthly supplements. He has reported for the newspaper from global locations as well as the UK.