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MEET THE PEOPLE Mark Bunting Sydney Airport Mark joined Sydney Airport from American Express Global Business Travel where he held various regional positions that focussed on regional and global sales and decision support analytics as well as the development and execution of global incentive programs. Mark began his commercial career in the airline industry with Ansett Australia in the early 90’s which led to various roles with three other international carriers. After completing his degree in Business/ Tourism Management at UTS he successfully secured a role in the revenue management department at Qantas in 2000. “The Revenue management role at Qantas was my first exposure to what revenue management was all about but more so it was the beginning of a journey that has shaped the last 20 years of my career!” Mark’s revenue management role at Qantas enabled him to understand the principles associated with revenue and yield management as well as its application, and it gave him hands on experience. It also led to subsequent roles in revenue management system development as well as airport departure control systems. Jason Carley Senior Director Jason Carley is a Senior Director in Simon-Kucher & Partners’ Sydney office. Prior to establishing the Sydney office in 2011, Jason led client engagements in Simon- Kucher’s London and Boston offices. Jason has been with Simon-Kucher for over 10 years and currently leads the Leisure, Tourism and Transportation Practice in Australia and New Zealand. Aside from this, Jason consulting experience across a broad range of sectors, including: B2C: FMCG, Financial Services, Media, Telco, Hospitality, Infrastructure B2B: Logistics, Distribution, Automotive, Energy, Agriculture, Business services Jason has conducted projects across Europe, USA and Asia, as well as in Australia. Jason holds a Master’s degree in Engineering Design (MEng) from the University of Bristol, UK. He is a visiting lecturer on Pricing and Revenue Management for a number of conferences and universities. “I would not be successful in my current role at Sydney Airport had it not been for the experience I gained in the revenue management roles at Qantas as well as the sales and analytic experience I gained at American Express. Revenue management is an exciting strategic area that at its core is a way of matching supply at the right price with existing demand. At Qantas, demand patterns repeated themselves but in parking it’s different, which makes the approach more challenging to apply. Mark’s role as Commercial Manager at Sydney Airport sees him responsible for the development and execution of strategy and tactics that maximise revenues through influencing customer behaviour via the control of pricing and inventory allocation for the airport’s car parking assets. Better Revenue I Better Industry I APAC I www.revenuemanagement.com.au 13