Jim Boult
Chief Executive, Christchurch Airport
Jim Boult has been Chief Executive of Christchurch Airport since February 2009 and was a crown appointee to the Christchurch Airport board for six years before that. In 2010 he was named ‘Airport Personality of the Year’ by the NZ Airports Association. In 2011, Christchurch Airport was awarded the Jim Collins Award for an Outstanding Contribution to Aviation Safety, recognising Christchurch Airport's actions before and after the Canterbury earthquakes.
He is a former Director and Deputy Chairman of Tourism New Zealand and has been Director, Managing Director and Chairman of several substantial public and private companies. For 16 years, he was the Managing Director of Shotover Jet, which offers one of New Zealand’s most famous tourism experiences.
Jim has extensive business interests in many fields, including tourism, financial services, property, automotive, publishing and hospitality. In his home town of Queenstown, he has chaired several charities, council-sponsored working parties and community groups.
Jim Boult has been Chief Executive of Christchurch Airport since February 2009 and was a crown appointee to the Christchurch Airport board for six years before that. In 2010 he was named ‘Airport Personality of the Year’ by the NZ Airports Association. In 2011, Christchurch Airport was awarded the Jim Collins Award for an Outstanding Contribution to Aviation Safety, recognising Christchurch Airport's actions before and after the Canterbury earthquakes.
He is a former Director and Deputy Chairman of Tourism New Zealand and has been Director, Managing Director and Chairman of several substantial public and private companies. For 16 years, he was the Managing Director of Shotover Jet, which offers one of New Zealand’s most famous tourism experiences.
Jim has extensive business interests in many fields, including tourism, financial services, property, automotive, publishing and hospitality. In his home town of Queenstown, he has chaired several charities, council-sponsored working parties and community groups.