Charlie Clifton
Chairman
With over 30 years of global experience in the low cost airline business there is very little that Charlie has not come across before. flypop is immensely fortunate that he is part of the team.
Richard Marsden
Head of Business Development - MENA
With two decades of experience of living and working in the Middle East, Richard has the network and the knowledge to support flypop’s business interests in this strategic growth market.
Richard’s career spans nearly four decades and, in that time, he has represented a number of Fortune 500 bigtech and fintech companies, often at either an EMEA or International level. His time working in the Middle East dates back two decades when he worked with SAMA, the Saudi Arabian Central Bank, to bring SADAD to the Kingdom. This innovative nationwide payments platform won a United Nations Customer Service award in 2008 and is still actively used by citizens and residents of Saudi Arabia 20 years on.
Richard first started working closely with flypop pre-pandemic when he founded Redair, an innovative insurance-backed blockchain solution to the issue of EU261 flight delays, cancellations and PAX payments. Nino was the first airline CEO to see the full potential of this platform and a close working relationship was forged. That same recognition of customer excellence, innovation, and the dogged determination needed to start any new business venture rages through both Nino and Richard.
Richard splits his time between the UK, UAE and KSA and, like Nino, is a petrolhead.
Other members of the team
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Raj Lakha
Non-Executive Director
Raj has some 20 years experience in risk management disciplines. Advised various governments, companies, authored and trained many thousands in managing risks.
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(Nino) Navdip Singh Judge
Chief Executive and Founder
An Aeronautical Engineer with a diverse career path as British Army Officer, Bond trader/broker and Formula 1 Team Owner, Nino brings the vision, passion, leadership and management experience to the flypop team
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(Bobby) Balvinder Singh Bhakar
CTO and Founder
Bobby has a keen eye for new technology gaps and opportunities in the marketplace. He has vast experience in e-commerce specialising in pricing and trading platform systems as well as product development.
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Hitesh Patel
Chief Operating Officer - AOC Accountable Manager
Hitesh is regarded as a visionary in large-scale start up efforts and a global leader within the aviation industry. A start-up specialist with a stellar record of administering P&L, driving Multi-Million Dollar budgets, and overseeing mergers and acquisitions.
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Paul Roberts
Chief Financial Officer
Paul is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and has over 30 years experience working in the Aviation industry, holding various senior leadership positions in several airlines, including BA CityFlyer, XL Airways, Skywest Australia, BMI and Hans Airways.
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Adele Watson
Head of HR and Culture
Adele started working in the airline industry over 30 years ago as Cabin Crew for Ryanair, becoming supervisor for all Cabin Crew.
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Ian Smith
Technical Director - AOC Nominated Person Continuing Airworthiness
Ian brings a wealth of knowledge of airline operations, having worked for multiple airlines and aviation companies across low-cost, charter and scheduled brands
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Chris Rourke
Chief Investment Officer
Chris has a wealth of experience in advising and fund raising for private and public companies
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Rebecca McKenzie
Head of Accounts
Rebecca is an experienced finance and travel industry professional, bringing with her over 20 years of knowledge. As Head of Accounts she is the main contact for anything finance related.
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Natalie Morris
Digital Marketing and Communications Director
With a keen eye for audience engagement, Natalie's communications resonate deeply, fostering enduring connections vital to our success.
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Mahendra Sinh Jadeja
Director of India Operations
Mahendra’s motto has always been “to serve”. Over the last 3 decades he has dedicated his time to serve the community.
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Gary Stephenson
Head of ICT
Meet the information communication technology (ICT) guru of the team, with over 20 years of experience and technical and analytical skills