Mark Buckingham

Mark Buckingham is General Manager for Fire and Rescue at King Abdulaziz International airport, Jeddah, KSA. In a career spanning 30 years, he is experienced in all matters around Emergency Response, Crisis Management and Fire Life Safety around the world, including Airports primarily, but with a career starting in civil defence and expanding to oil […]
Ajith Kumar

PS Ajith Kumar has more than 40 years of experience in the field of aircraft rescue and firefighting. Ajith is a graduate of the Advanced Diploma in personnel management. He started his career with the Indian Air Force (IAF) as an Airfield Safety Officer in 1976. He is a qualified AFSM from the International Fire […]
Anil Varma

Currently, a Station Manager for Aviation Security Service (AvSec) at Auckland Airport and responsible for a team of 550 personnel who provide safety and security to passengers, non-passengers, baggage, cargo, aircraft and infrastructure. Anil Varma is a qualified Electrical Engineer with over 40 years working experience in manufacturing and the last 18 years in aviation […]
Andrew Ong

Neil Swailes

Neil Swailes is presently the Chief, AES at Auckland Airport. He has acquired many years of ground experience before assuming the Chief’s position in 2018.
Gillies Crichton

Gillies joined the BAA Airport Rescue & Firefighting Service at Edinburgh Airport in 1988 where he went on to become the Chief Fire Officer at Glasgow Airport in 1998. He also spent 9 years as a retained fire officer in Lothian & Borders Fire Brigade before it became part of Scottish Fire & Rescue Service. […]
Lim Zhong Min

Zhong Min is presently the Head of the School of Airport Emergency Service (AES) of CAAS. Zhong Min started out in operations at Changi Airport and eventually rose through the ranks to be the Head, School of AES. He manages both local and international training courses for the Singapore Aviation Academy. He is presently the […]
Bob Houchin

Bob Houchin is currently the Managing Director of a newly established consulting company, based in Singapore that has international and Asian connections through trade associations and interpersonal linkages. Since 1979, he has been in the automative related industries in Asia, he established S K Rosenbauer in Singapore in 1985 and subsequently retired at the end […]
Colin Murray

Colin is presently a Consultant with Falck International. Reporting directly to the principal Fire Engineer and responsible for training/auditing/assessing and verifying groups and individuals in a wide and varied subject range. This role requires extensive experience in high-risk industries including, Aviation, Oil and Gas, Petrochemical and Nuclear industries. The role has specific knowledge and experience […]
Martinez Jacobs

Martinez Jacobs is Hawaii’s State Airports Fire Chief for the 15 Hawaii Public Airports. He is the Emergency and Preparedness Coordinator for Airports Division. A 47-year veteran of the Hawaii’s Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) programme and 36 years as the State Airports Fire Chief. He also established the Safety Management System (SMS) programme for […]