Emirates Airline has announced three appointments to its senior management team for key operational functions in Saudi Arabia.
Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, divisional senior vice president commercial operations, centre for Emirates Airline said: “The commercial team promotions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are a further testament to the airline’s commitment to the market and its dedicated focus to the strategic direction and broader develop of its business in the country.”
Khalid Abdulla Al Haddad has been appointed as Emirates vice president Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Yemen.
Al Haddad joined Emirates Airline in 2003 and has worked in several different positions, including Commercial Manager Jordan, Sales Manager Al Ain- UAE, Manager Riyadh-KSA, Area Manager Libya, Area Manager Morocco, Mauritania and Senegal, Manager Sharjah and Northern Emirates- UAE and Regional Manager Levant (Lebanon, Syria and Jordan).
In his new role, he will be responsible for the development of commercial operations in the three countries.
Rashid Al Ardha has been appointed Emirates regional manager- West Saudi Arabia. He began his aviation career with Emirates and has been with the company for over nine years. He was appointed in the role of area manager Sudan in 2009.
In his current role, Al Ardha is responsible for the Commercial Management of the Western region of Saudi Arabia which includes Jeddah and Madinah. On a daily basis he oversees all aspects of Emirates’ growth and development in these markets, driving revenue for the airline and capturing business from new markets.
Rashed Al Fajeer has also been appointed as district manager, Dammam, taking on the role of managing the gateway’s commercial operations. Al Fajeer joined Emirates in January 2013 as a management trainee in the National Commercial Outstation Programme.
Trained at the Emirates hub and in Sri Lanka prior to his appointment, he then went on to be based in Dammam. – TradeArabia News Service