UAE nationals and women among 19 executives promoted
Emirates Airline has made key leadership changes including two deputies for President Tim Clark, as it prepares itself for further growth, according to a corporate press communique.
The new slate of senior appointees, which include 8 UAE nationals and 6 women, will assume their new roles effective March 1, 2024, the long-haul operator recently announced.
Among the appointments, the airline’s current Chief Operations Officer, Adel Al Redha, and Chief Commercial Officer, Adnan Kazim, will each take the added position of Deputy President, the airline said.
Both UAE nationals have been with the airline for over three decades, with Al Redha joining Emirates in 1988 and Kazim in 1992.
The changes are intended to strengthen the executive bench and support Emirates’ growth for the next 15 years, commented HH Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group.
The complete list of appointments are as follows:
Adel Al Redha: Deputy President and Chief Operations Officer
Adnan Kazim: Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer
Steve Allen: Chief Executive Officer, dnata
Michael Doersam: Chief Financial and Group Services Officer
Boutros Boutros: Executive VP-Marketing, Brand and Corporate Communications
Nabil Sultan: Executive VP-Passenger Sales and Country Management
Oliver Grohmann: Executive VP-Human Resources
Richard Jewsbury: Executive VP-Corporate and Customer Experience Planning
Anand Lakshminarayanan: Divisional Senior VP-Order Management and Revenue Optimization
Amira Al Awadhi: Senior VP-HR Operations and Systems
Amira Al Falasi: Senior VP-Training and Development
Hana Al Awadhi: Senior VP-dnata Business Support
Manal Al Soori: Senior VP-Group Recruitment
Masooma Hassan: Senior VP-Airline Business Support
Musa Faisal: Senior VP-Operations Research and Effectiveness
Valerie Tan: Senior VP – Corporate Communications, CSR and Media Affairs
Rogerio Leao: Divisional VP-Fleet Planning
Trevor Chong: Divisional VP-Route Planning
Shannon Scott: VP-Sustainability and Environment
