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COVER STORY<br />
“Dilip K. Sitlani<br />
Vice President Business Intelligence<br />
& Operations, First Priority Cargo<br />
Actually, the cargo<br />
industry played a big<br />
role in Dubai's<br />
growth. All the food,<br />
trees, special soil and<br />
so on, were flown<br />
from different parts<br />
of the world. Special<br />
scientists were<br />
brought here to study<br />
them. Today, you<br />
have all sorts of trees<br />
growing and you<br />
even have the Miracle<br />
Garden. That's how<br />
far they have gone.<br />
Inspiring journey<br />
Working at his teens in the air<br />
cargo industry, you would think<br />
Dilip Sitlani would grow tired of it.<br />
But his passion in this highly<br />
competitive world went on for<br />
decades, bringing him new heights<br />
in his career at every opportunity.<br />
He began his career as<br />
duty officer for ramp<br />
operations and load<br />
control with Cargolux<br />
Airlines, mainly looking<br />
after the ramp operations<br />
on a day-to-day basis. He<br />
described himself as an<br />
“expert in offloading and<br />
loading the 747/400 and<br />
747/800.”<br />
He eventually became the<br />
operations manager at Cargolux<br />
where he spent the first two<br />
decades of his career before<br />
moving on to Sharjah Airport<br />
Authority, Dubai World Central<br />
and Dubai Airports, where he held<br />
key manage-ment positions for<br />
many years.<br />
Last year, Sitlani moved to First<br />
Priority Cargo and simultaneously<br />
held the position of vice president<br />
for business development and<br />
operations of two of its sister<br />
c o m p a n i e s i n t h e l o g i s t i c s<br />
industry.<br />
For Sitlani, staying loyal to your<br />
career will lead to leaps and<br />
bounds in the long run.<br />
“First, get educated because<br />
that's ver y important today,”<br />
advises Sitlani who began working<br />
in the air cargo industry in his<br />
teens. “Hopping and skipping<br />
won't get you anywhere that's<br />
what I learned.”<br />
And despite his well deserved<br />
achievements, Sitlani who holds a<br />
BA from the University of Mumbai<br />
a n d n u m e r o u s s p e c i a l i z e d<br />
certifications, remains humble, a<br />
trait he says is necessary to lead<br />
effectively and reach your goals.<br />
“Be humble. Keep your feet on<br />
the ground. Regardless of what's<br />
written in your business card, when<br />
you leave your office, you're just<br />
another human being,” Sitlani<br />
humbly says.
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