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DUBAI: Emirates has named 10 UAE
nationals to key commercial positions
in the Middle East, GCC and Africa as
part of its long-term commercial
strategy and offer across those regions.
All of the appointments bring Emirati
talent into key leadership positions,
either being promoted from within the
organization or through portfolio
rotations, underpinning the airline's
commit-ment to career development
and progression of its UAE Nationals.
Highlighting the importance of the
new appointments to support
Emirates' efforts to strengthen its
business in the Middle East and Africa,
Thierry Antinori, Emirates' Executive
Vice President and Chief Commercial
Officer said: “As we continue to
develop our operations in the Middle
East, GCC & Africa, the unique
backgrounds, experience & skills of
each newly appointed member of our
commercial team will further
strengthen our commercial & business
operations & drive our strategic
initiatives in a new year of growth.”
“Their experience will also be
instrumental as we focus on executing
many of our commercial initiatives to
pursue revenue opportunities, improve
margin performance, as well as capture
new consumer segments,” he added.
The newly appointed Emirati managers include (From left to right) : Mohammad Lootah – Manager Jordan; Tariq Al Mutawa
– Manager Kuwait; Hamad Al Ali – Manager Bahrain; Omar Al Bushlaibi – Manager Oman; Nasser Bahlooq – Manager
Zimbabwe; Khalfan Al Salami – Manager Sudan; Marwan Al Marri – Manager Riyadh; Fahad Bastaki – Manager Dammam;
Saeed Khalifa Bin Sulaiman – Senior Manager, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, and; Omar Al Banna – Manager Sharjah and Northern
New MD for operations & finance at time: matters Group
Lars Krosch
F R A N K F U R T : L a r s K r o s c h ,
previously Vice President Sales &
P r o d u c t D e v e l o p m e n t a t
time:matters, will take over as
Managing Director and Chief
Operating Officer (COO) of the
time:matters Group, responsible for
Operations and Finance.
The 48-year-old who gained
extensive management experience in
v a r i o u s f u n c t i o n s w i t h i n t h e
Lufthansa Group and in own
companies succeeds Andreas Vetter,
who took over the vacant COO
position on an interim basis.
Krosch holds a diploma in business
informatics and has held various
m a n a g e m e n t p o s i t i o n s a t
time:matters GmbH since May 2009.
“With Lars Krosch, I am very pleased
to have a trusted and experienced
partner at my side who has known our
industry and time:matters very well
for many years. Together we will
continue the extremely successful
growth path of recent years, which he
has helped to shape in the long term,”
says Alexander Kohnen, Managing
Director Strategy and Sales (CEO).