Lorie Argus
Chief Executive Officer
Lorie Argus was appointed CEO of Melbourne Airport on July 1, 2022 after seven years as Chief of Aviation and Chief of Ground Transport.
With more than 30 years’ experience in aviation, she brings a “passenger first” focus to her role.
Lorie started her career in Canada before relocating to Australia and joining Virgin Australia. In her ten years at the airline, she was appointed Manager of International Airport Operations and General Manager of Ground Operations.
In 2017 Lorie graduated with an Executive MBA from Bond University. Lorie is an active member of Chief Executive Women and of the Australian Institute of Directors and became a Graduate of AICD (GAICD) in 2019. Lorie is also a Non-Executive Director of the Australian Airports Association, Airports Council International and Launceston Airport.
Grant Devonport
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Devonport joined APAC in February 2019. He is responsible for all corporate secretariat, legal, financial, risk, procurement, safety & environment, technology, investor relations and treasury functions. Grant has extensive commercial experience as a CFO spanning more than 20 years across multiple industries and geographies including banking & finance, superannuation, media, transport, logistics and supply chain and retail.
Jim Parashos
Chief of Aviation
Mr Parashos joined Melbourne Airport as General Manager International Recovery in January 2022 and has recently stepped into his new role as Chief of Aviation. Jim brings over 25 years of experience in the airports and tourism sectors. Prior to joining Melbourne Airport he was Executive General Manager Aviation at Brisbane Airport Corporation, responsible for Operations, Aviation Development and Aeronautical Commercial. He joined BAC in February 2017 as Head of Aviation Business Development, until appointed EGM Aviation Development and Partnerships in March 2019.Jim holds an MBA in Aviation (RMIT), Business degree in Tourism and International Trade and is a Graduate of AICD (GAICD).
Jai McDermott
Chief Ground Transport, Property & Retail
Mr McDermott joined APAC in 2017 and was appointed Chief of Ground Transport in January 2020 and was appointed Chief Ground Transport, Property & Retail in July 2023. He has more than 20 years’ experience in corporate and public affairs, regulatory and reputation issues across a range of industry sectors including aviation, energy and resources.
Matt Stirling
Executive General Manager of Engineering & Asset Management
Mr Stirling joined APAC in October 2014. He is responsible for Engineering and Compliance, Asset Management, Energy and Embedded Network Operations, and Utilities and lifecycle Capital Portfolio at Melbourne Airport. Matt has over 18 years’ experience in leadership roles spanning Civil Infrastructure, Operations, Procurement, Commercial and Finance across Civil, Aviation, Ports, and Rail sectors and has extensive experience working with major infrastructure players such as John Holland Group and Fulton Hogan.
Justin Portelli
Executive General Manager of Strategy, Planning and Community
Mr Portelli joined Melbourne Airport in 2019. He leads a team who identify future opportunities and respond to emerging disrupters. Justin’s background is in strategy development including creation of market response and growth strategies as well as investment analysis and execution. Prior to joining Melbourne Airport, Justin served as GM Corporate Investments at Australia Post responsible for approval and execution of all capital and investment activity inclusive of Corporate Development, Corporate Finance, Capital Budgeting, Reporting & Portfolio Management. Prior to Australia Post Justin was a Director, Advisory Consulting at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Shane O'Hare
Chief Executive Officer - Launceston Airport
Shane O’Hare is a highly experienced and accomplished global aviation sector and marketing leader. He has an extensive mix of experience in aviation management, global brand, global marketing, commercial and operational roles to CEO level. He held a range of senior executive positions in the UAE, Bahrain, Europe, New Zealand, USA and Australia.