Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (“URW”) today announced the appointment of Dany Nasr as CEO URW Airports, leading the continued growth of its award-winning portfolio of airport and transit retail programs.
“Dany’s extensive airport experience in North America and across the globe will strongly benefit our clients, partners and the communities we serve,” said Dominic Lowe, URW U.S. Chief Operating Officer. “He’s a proven leader who will successfully deliver our pipeline of dynamic projects and create new business partnerships in the U.S. and Europe for our airports and transit hub platform.”
Nasr joins URW Airports as it begins its role as the exclusive commercial developer and manager for the landmark new $9.5 billion Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport, while also continuing to work with clients and partners to launch innovative projects and collaborations at Los Angeles International Airport, Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Westfield World Trade Center in New York City.
Prior to joining URW, most recently Nasr was an operating partner at CDPQ supporting their large infrastructure transport investments. He previously served as CEO North America at Swissport, the world’s largest provider of cargo and ground services in the aviation industry where he also was CEO and Senior Vice President Europe, and CFO Americas and Asia. Nasr also worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Montreal and Zurich.