Gareth Lau

Experience

A decade in aviation customer success — from operations support to leading a global team.

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Work experience

Global Customer Success Program Manager · Jeppesen ForeFlight

Montreal, QC · Oct 2025 – Present

5Specialists led
55+Team members in scope
  • Lead and manage a global team of 5 Customer Success specialists.
  • Own end-to-end operational escalation management across 55+ team members spanning AMER, EMEA, and APAC.
  • Drive Continual Service Improvement initiatives that raise the bar for how the global team engages customers.

Senior Customer Success Manager · Boeing Digital Aviation Solutions

Dublin, Ireland · Sep 2021 – Sep 2025

$32M+Contract value managed
  • Proactively built relationships with strategic airlines representing $32M+ in contract value.
  • Partnered cross-functionally with Product, Support, and Sales to resolve escalations and drive renewals.
  • Championed customer advocacy programs that turned strategic accounts into public references.

Commercial Manager · CitySwift

Galway, Ireland · Oct 2020 – Sep 2021

  • Designed and implemented a CRM rollout that improved pipeline visibility and customer lifecycle management.

Crew Tracker / Operations Support · Norwegian Airlines

Dublin, Ireland · Sep 2019 – Mar 2020

  • Kept an accurate and continuous crew watch, ensuring EASA Flight Time Limitation compliance.

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Education

SETU

South East Technological University

Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Aviation Management

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First Class Honours (75.66%)

DkIT

Dundalk Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Business in Business & Management

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Distinction (72.5%)

Volunteering — Irish Aviation Students Association (IASA)

7-year progressive board leadership journey: Chairperson to Non-Executive strategic advisor.

Non-Executive Board Member

Oct 2019 – Sep 2025

Provided strategic direction and advised the incoming executive on governance and finance.

Chairperson

Sep 2018 – Oct 2019

23Committee members led
+30%Sponsorship revenue growth
1,800+Attendees across events

Led a 23-member executive committee, increased sponsorship revenue by 30%, and delivered events for 1,800+ attendees.