Emma Gilthorpe

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Emma Gilthorpe
Born
Charlotte Emma Tiffany Gilthorpe

1970 (age 54–55)
NationalityBritish
Education Leicester Polytechnic
OccupationBusiness executive
TitleCEO, Royal Mail
TermMay 2024 - June 2025
Relatives Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree (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. [1]

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Early life

She was educated at Leicester Polytechnic. [2] She has a brother and a sister. [3] In 1986, her mother Patricia Gilthorpe married the Conservative politician Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree. [3]

Career

She is a barrister, and was called to the bar in July 1996. [4]

Gilthorpe worked in the telecoms industry, with BT Group and Cable & Wireless plc, and joined Heathrow Airport in 2009. [5]

She became COO of Heathrow Airport in 2020. In March 2021, she was appointed CEO of the Jet Zero Council, a UK trade body. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Baker, Elizabeth (3 April 2024). "Royal Mail Group appoints Emma Gilthorpe as CEO". Parcel and Postal Technology International. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Emma Gilthorpe". LinkedIn. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 Pearce, Edward (26 March 2012). "Lord Newton of Braintree obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Miss Charlotte Emma Tiffany Gilthorpe". Bar Standards Board. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Lawson, Alex (2 April 2024). "Royal Mail names senior Heathrow executive as next boss". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Emma Gilthorpe". Ishka. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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