Title
Senior Manager, Cargo Security Processes & Standards
Company
International Air Transport Association, IATA
Bio

Gordon Wright is a Senior Manager, Customs and Cargo Trade Facilitation at the International Air Transport Association in Geneva and is currently secretary to the Cargo Security Task Force and Customs Advisory Group. The main purpose of this groups are to work with and respond to new Customs and security challenges from regulators and International Organizations and develop standards, tools and measures to meet these new requirements.

Prior to this role Mr. Wright had a 27 year career as a regulator (Customs) working in all aspects of enforcement activity in the UK and South Africa, both as an inspector and as a Senior Operational Manager. For the last 11 years Mr. Wright has specialized in supply chain security solutions and Trade facilitation at an international level. Prior to his arrival at IATA he was responsible for EU/US Customs security programs and aviation security whilst on secondment to the EU Commission (DG TAXUD).”