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Oman Air
Jaff ar Juma Al Lawati Oman Air has appointed Jaffar Juma Al Lawati as country manager. He will be responsible for achieving set targets for
Oman Air’s hub station, Muscat. Having entered the aviation business as a management trainee with Gulf Air in 1990, Al Lawati has since worked in a range of roles within aviation. His most recent position, prior to joining Oman Air, was as country manager, Oman, for Etihad Airways.
Janab Al Sayyid Captain Manin bin Khalifa bin Said Al-Said
Oman Air has appointed Janab Al Sayyid Captain Manin bin Khalifa bin Said Al-Said to the
new position of gm quality and safety. The role, which includes responsibility for emergency response planning, was previously included within the duties of Oman Air’s chief officer, flight operations.
Captain Al-Said began his career in aviation in 1970 and was commissioned into the Sultan of Oman’s Air Force in 1974. He joined Gulf Air in 1979, initially as a pilot, and subsequently rose to the position of Head of Flight Safety and Quality Assurance. His most recent role prior to joining Oman Air included being an IOSA Qualified Auditor/Consultant with Aviation Quality Services in Frankfurt, carrying out IOSA and company audits on a range of airlines. Captain Al-Said was the co-founder and first Chairman, from 2005 to 2007, of the Gulf Flight Safety Committee, which now has more than 100 aviation industry, corporate and airline members.
Jamal Al Azki
Oman Air has appointed Jamal Al Azki to the newly-created position of assistant country manager for the UK and Ireland.
He will be based at the airline’s UK office in London, and will report to Country Manager Rohan Alce.. He was previously Oman Air’s district sales manager for the Sultanate of Oman, based in Muscat where he started his career in 2009.
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www.onboardhospitality.com Green Gourmet Robert White
Green Gourmet has recently employed a new international business development manager, Robert White. Robert
will be based at Green Gourmet’s head office in Gloucestershire, UK. With over 20 years in the food industry, Robert’s role is to lead the export sales of the company’s ‘it’s just…’ range of innovative hot snacks for the travel sector.
UNISET
Anne Kathrine Husted Anne Kathrine Husted has been appointed sales supporter Airline Division at UNISET to give more focus and
attention to the airline sector. UNISET specialises in developing and marketing educational travel toys for kids. The UNISET brand is designed to be part of airlines’ inflight entertainment service for children and the products cover all age groups from six months to 12 years.
Air New Zealand Christopher Luxon
Christopher Luxon will take on the role of chief executive officer at Air New Zealand by the end of the year. Presently group
general manager, Luxon joined the airline in May 2011, following a successful career at Unilever in North America, Asia and Australia. Air New Zealand chairman John Palmer commented: “Christopher has world class strategic, commercial, leadership and stakeholder management capabilities proven across multiple markets and we have seen him affect positive commercial outcomes in our toughest operating division.” He will replace Rob Fyfe.
Cathay Pacifi c Chitty Cheung
Chitty Cheung has been appointed director corporate affairs. She is currently general manager sales Pearl River Delta
and Hong Kong. Prior to taking up her present position in August 2009, Chitty Cheung, who joined Cathay Pacific as a management trainee in 1987, served in a number of key management positions in Hong Kong covering commercial, planning and cargo aspects of the business. She also acquired valuable overseas experience during her career working in Cathay Pacific offices in Penang, Los Angeles and London, where she was regional general manager Europe.
Virgin Atlantic Matthew Callard
Virgin Atlantic has appointed Matthew Callard as global head of Clubhouses. Matthew brings with him a wealth of
hospitality experience and knowledge, most recently as a result of his role as general manager of Alexander House & Utopia Spa, a boutique country house hotel based in Sussex. Matthew will report to Steve Griffiths, chief operating officer and will be responsible for the day to day running of Virgin Atlantic’s Clubhouses worldwide. The airline currently has Clubhouses in London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Newark, JFK New York, Washington, Boston, San Francisco, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Johannesburg.
Orvec Paul Wilcock
Orvec has strengthened its business bevelopment team via the strategic recruitment of Paul Wilcock.
Paul, already known well by Orvec and its customers, will be responsible for developing and expanding Orvec’s customer base. Prior to Orvec, Paul was responsible for sales and marketing for AmSafe Aviation Interior’s division.
Paul said: “This is a great time to join Orvec. Orvec’s manufacturing capabilities and products, together with its strong service levels, offers tremendous potential”. Paul holds a BSc degree in Textiles from UMIST, and he has a wide range of commercial textile experience.
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