Graham Pickett is a vice-chairman of Deloitte’s UK firm and is the company’s UK and global leader for the travel and aviation sector.

He leads Deloitte’s national industry sector group for travel, hospitality and leisure in the UK, and has served a number of key industry clients as a partner over the past 25 years.

He is also extensively involved with regulation of the industry, working regularly with the CAA and other organisations such as ABTA.

Over the past decade, major clients have included IAG/British Airways, easyjet, Flybe, Tui, Ryanair, United Airlines and Virgin Atlantic in addition to airports including Gatwick and Manchester Airports Group.