Swissport, the global leader in aviation services, announces that Maria Grigorova has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective February 16, 2026.
Maria brings extensive experience across both publicly listed and private equity–owned companies, having held a range of senior finance and commercial leadership roles spanning multiple sectors.
She joins Swissport from the Adecco Group — a leading international provider of integrated talent solutions listed on the SIX Swiss exchange with operations in 60 countries. Since 2022, she has been Group Senior Vice President and Global Head of Finance of Adecco, the holding’s largest business unit with annual revenues of €18 billion. As a member of the executive management team, Maria has spearheaded a comprehensive transformation of its finance function. Prior to this, she was Deputy Group CFO at the Adecco Group.
Maria has cultivated a 30-year career in top-tier finance positions at JLL, Ideal Standard (part of the Bain Capital portfolio), Newell Rubbermaid and Procter & Gamble. She succeeds Craig Cavin who has served as Swissport’s interim CFO since April 2025. During this period, the company maintained strong financial performance and operational excellence as the number one aviation services operator worldwide.
Warwick Brady, Swissport’s CEO, said: “I am delighted that Maria will be joining our executive leadership team. She is an accomplished CFO with a proven track record of heading major transformations across multinationals in a wide range of sectors. Swissport’s unique business model has delivered industry leading financial results with record revenues and margin driven by strong organic growth and business transformation. Maria will lead the next phase of our finance strategy focused on disciplined capital allocation and value creation that will continue to deliver world-class returns to all our stakeholders.”
