Javier joined Heathrow in 2008 and has served as Chief Operating Officer since 2024. He is accountable for delivering Heathrow’s end-to-end operation at unprecedented record levels of traffic, including airfield, engineering and baggage, security, terminal services, business resilience and operational planning. Prior to this role, Javier served as Chief Financial Officer since 2016, being responsible to lead the investment of Heathrow’s £35bln masterplan and operating its capital structure, including more than £17bn of fundraising. Javier led Heathrow’s financial response to the COVID-19 global pandemic creating an unprecedented 97% decline in revenue by securing business continuity and accelerating Heathrow’s recovery, while enabling new technology and ways of working to transform productivity and foster growth. Outside Heathrow, Javier chairs the Wellbeing Leadership Team of Business In the Community, under the patronage of HM King Charles III. He is an executive mentor and teaches on strategy and change management at the CFO programme of London Business School (UK) and at the MBA programme of UNIR Business School (Spain). Prior to joining Heathrow, Javier led across different financial roles within Ferrovial, a Spanish-based global operator of sustainable infrastructure. Javier is married and is father of four children, and is based in London, UK. Apart from being with his family, he enjoys playing tennis, cooking and travelling.
