Alex Bristol, who is a Swiss-British dual national, earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Exeter and completed the Advanced Management Programme of INSEAD Fontainebleau and Singapore. From 1992 onwards he held various functions with NATS (the UK’s air navigation services provider) including air traffic controller, Head of Operations and ultimately Head of Development & Investment Strategy. He joined skyguide as Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Executive Board in 2011, and became CEO in July 2017.