Published: December 11, 2025 at 2:38 pm
Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd has announced that former BT chairman Philip Jansen will succeed Lord Paul Deighton as chairman of the board when he steps down on 31st December 2025.
Jansen brings with him more than 30 years of global leadership experience. Currently chair of WPP plc, he has previously held the chief executive roles at BT Group, Worldpay Group and Sodexo.
Heathrow says Jansen’s significant experience working with private investors as well as successfully leading a business within a highly regulated environment means that he is ideally placed to help prepare the airport for its next phase of modernisation and oversee the airport’s future strategy.
Lord Paul Deighton steps down after nine years in post. He oversaw a multi-billion-pound investment programme during his tenure, which has transformed Heathrow into a premier global hub and worked alongside the leadership team to successfully navigate the business through COVID and its recovery.