Emma Gilthorpe

Emma Gilthorpe
Born
Charlotte Emma Tiffany Gilthorpe

1970 (age 55–56)
EducationLeicester Polytechnic
OccupationBusiness executive
TitleCEO, Royal Mail
TermMay 2024 - June 2025
RelativesTony Newton (stepfather)

Charlotte Emma Tiffany Gilthorpe (born 1970) is a British business executive. She was the CEO of the Royal Mail group from May 2024 until June 2025.

Early life

She was educated at Leicester Polytechnic. She has a brother and a sister. In 1986, her mother Patricia Gilthorpe married the Conservative politician Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree.

Career

She is a barrister, and was called to the bar in July 1996.

Gilthorpe worked in the telecoms industry, with BT Group and Cable & Wireless plc, and joined Heathrow Airport in 2009.

She became COO of Heathrow Airport in 2020. In March 2021, she was appointed CEO of the Jet Zero Council, a UK trade body.

References

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  5. ↑ Lawson, Alex (2 April 2024). "Royal Mail names senior Heathrow executive as next boss". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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