As the CEO, Harland oversees strategies that will drive both organic and inorganic growth to expand the $120M+ forty-five-year-old organization’s standing in the Travel Retail and Hospitality industries.
Before joining Concessions International, LLC, Harland was The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Paradies Lagardere, managing $1.6 billion in sales and leading multiple functions including retail, dining, merchandising, business systems/transformation and human resources. She also led key acquisitions and integrations that expanded the company’s presence in dining.
Nikki takes great pride in leaning into the community and sharing her business expertise with many organizations. She serves on various boards such as Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, the Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC,) and the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta. She has received numerous recognitions including Atlanta’s Top 100 Women of Influence, AMAC’s Hall of Fame Award, Airport Experience News’ (AXN) Woman of Influence, TITAN 100, and Clark Atlanta University’s Spirit of Greatness Pathway Honoree.
A Leadership Atlanta 2023 Aluma, Nikki and her husband, Joseph, reside in Atlanta, Georgia with their 19-year-old son.
At CI, we believe being responsible business citizens means being responsible to the environment we share with the rest of the world, including our employees, partners and traveling passengers. Here are a few sustainability elements we focus on when opening or renovating a concept
Not only to save money, but to preserve this precious resource, through water efficient fixtures and fittings, pre-rinse valves, ice makers and dishwashers.
Incorporate systems to reduce, reuse, recycling waste to energy.
Reduce energy demand through processes related to energy usage and efficiency. Encourage efficient practices without sacrificing quality of service to our customers through lighting by using low energy heat lighting, HVAC by using variable speed kitchen fans for exhaust, decreased process load requirements through ENERGY STAR kitchen equipment, computers and POS systems.
Build with materials that are safe for our employees and guests and have recycled content of at least 10-20%, thereby reducing impacts resulting from extraction and processing of virgin materials.
Purchase building materials and products that are extracted and manufactured within the region in which we build, thereby supporting the use of indigenous resources and reducing the environmental impacts resulting from transportation.
CI was awarded the GreeningATL “Footprint and Community Impact Award” for being a leader in cutting down on emissions in the local Atlanta area for our operation at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport by subsidizing the purchase of their transit cards, which encourages transit use and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
