Share Investor Q & A: Reader Questions to Auckland Airport CEO Simon Moutter

I have given up for the time being on getting Michael Hill for a Share Investor Q & A - its a long story - but have managed to jack up a good one today with Auckland International Airport Ltd [AIA.NZX] CEO Simon Moutter.

Auckland Airport is a company with an asset that is known by most New Zealanders who have traveled and we are all aware that it is an expensive place to shop, park and fly. It has also been a great investment for long term shareholders since it listed nearly 13 years ago.

Over the last few years though the company has stalled in profit growth due to a downturn in world travel and some high expense capital requirements to modernise and expand the business.

It looks set for some good gains over the next few years however.

AIA has been headed by Simon Moutter since 2008 but he is a relatively low profile individual.

What do we know of his plans for the Airport he heads, where does he intend to take the company into the future and what makes this CEO tick?

With that in mind I thought I would like my readers to put some questions to Simon for a Share Investor Q & A.

Please leave your questions here at the bottom of this post or email me here.

Disclosure: I own AIA shares in the Share Investor Portfolio


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VIDEO - Simon Moutter on Australian Airport Purchase

Source: ONE News, Thursday January 28, 2010.

Auckland International Airport [AIA.NZ] CEO Simon Moutter discusses the airport's strategy following its $166 million purchase of a stake in two Australian airports and its $126 million share offer announced on Wednesday.

Please keep in mind that Simon was the chief operating officer at Telecom New Zealand [TEL.NZ] for 12 years before becoming AIA CEO, so he and his cohorts at Telecom have a track record of a massive failure in Australia already with Telecom's ill fated purchase of AAPT, which continues to have negative financial ramifications for the Telco and its shareholders to this day.

He keeps talking about the Australian Airport as a "step out" from the ports main asset, their Auckland Airport asset.

As an AIA shareholder I don't feel as positive as Simon about our purchase and feel a little nervous considering all the business jargon he is using to explain his reasons for the buy.

Just a footnote, the new share issue at NZ $ 1.65 could provide the opportunity for new AIA investors to get in cheaper than the closing price last Tuesday of $1.92 as the share price finds a new level post capital raising.

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What Infratil sale of Auckland Airport stake means...
Is another Auckland Airport bid likely under a business friendly Government?
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Cullen's move on Auckland Airport has far reaching effects
Cullen's move on AIA tax plan Anti-Business
AIA profit stays grounded
Softening opposition to CPPIB bid for AIA
Directors of AIA bribe brokers not to sell
What is Auckland Airport worth to you?
Second bite at AIA by CPPIB might just fly
AIA new directors must focus on shareholders
Auckland Airport merger deal nosedives
The Canadians have landed
AIA incentive scheme must fly out the window
Government market manipulation over AIA/DAE deal
DAE move on AIA: Will it fly?

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