APPOINTMENTS
Emirates has announced five new appointments to its commercial leadership team.
The newly created roles, which include Senior Vice President, Network Passenger Sales Development and Vice President for Passenger Sales – Regional Clusters, will support the airline’s regional growth and market expansion ambitions, drive integrated performance across markets and segments, as well as foster key corporate relationships.
Adnan Kazim, Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates Airline, said, “Emirates stands at a pivotal moment in its evolution as we scale up our network and deepen our engagement across an increasingly diverse range of markets and consumer demographics. This period of dynamic growth calls for leaders with the right commercial knowhow and the thinking to navigate our complex and evolving industry landscape, so that we can capitalise on emerging opportunities and cement our position as the airline of choice for global travellers.
I’m particularly proud that two of the top roles will be led by UAE Nationals who have demonstrated their leadership excellence, and we’re committed to building a robust pipeline of homegrown talent to drive our continued growth.”
Matthew Scott- appointed as Senior Vice President- Network Passenger Sales Development (NPSD)
Matthew will be overseeing the airline’s Global Sales & Leisure teams. He was previously Vice President of Cargo Pricing and Interline at Emirates SkyCargo. Matthew has more than 20 years’ experience with international airlines holding key positions in passenger commercial operations, revenue optimisation and planning.
Abdulla Al Olama- promoted to VP Regional Clusters for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Abdulla previously held the role of Senior Regional Manager Commercial Operations Far East and has also managed commercial performance in the Far East, West Asia and Indian Ocean. He joined Emirates in 2012 and has worked across the commercial organisation, including teams in Interline, Codeshare and Revenue Optimisation.
Rashid Alardha- promoted to VP Regional Clusters Sub-Saharan Africa
He was previously Country Manager Sri Lanka and Maldives. Rashid joined Emirates in 2009, and since then has gained extensive country management experience across eight countries in the Middle East, Africa, Far East, West Asia and Indian Ocean.
Flavio Ghiringhelli- promoted to VP Regional Clusters for South and Central Europe
He joined as Country Manager Italy, bringing senior leadership experience in corporate sales, commercial strategy and business development across aviation, hospitality and tourism.
Pierfrancesco Carino will join Emirates as VP Regional for West and North Europe Clusters later this month.
He brings 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, omnichannel distribution, revenue management and strategic partnerships from various airlines. Pierfrancesco has previously worked for Emirates in Commercial Sales in France..
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