Stefano Baronci

Stefano Baronci serves as the Director General of Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East, an organisation dedicated to advocating for the airport industry in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions. Appointed in December 2019, Stefano is responsible for leading the implementation of the association’s strategic agenda while also heading a team of dedicated professionals based at the Regional Office headquarters in Hong Kong and the Middle East office located in Riyadh.With more than two decades of extensive experience in analytical and representational roles within the aviation sector, Stefano brings a wealth of expertise at national and international levels, representing the interests of both airport and airline industries. His familiarity with the ACI community is evident from his previous roles as Director of Economics at ACI World in Montreal and Senior Policy Manager at ACI Europe in Brussels. Additionally, he has held the position of Secretary General at Assaeroporti, the association representing Italian airport operators, and served as Assistant Director and ATM Infrastructure Expert at the International Air Transport Association.

Stefano, a native of Italy, holds an Executive MBA from Warwick University in the UK and graduated with a Law degree from La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy.