UAE Business: Etihad Airways names first female chief of HR – Gulf Digital News

  • Date: 09-Nov-2021
  • Source: Gulf Daily News
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:UAE
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UAE Business: Etihad Airways names first female chief of HR – Gulf Digital News








Etihad Airways has announced the appointment of Dr Nadia Bastaki as Chief Human Resources, Organisational Development and Asset Management Officer, becoming the first female chief at the national airline of the UAE.





 





Prior to this role, Dr Bastaki served as a key member of the human resources leadership team as Vice President Medical Services since 2014, with responsibility for leading the aeromedical centre and ensuring the overall health and wellbeing of employees, as well as driving the diversity and inclusion, and corporate social responsibility programmes at Etihad Airways.





 





Dr Bastaki joined the airline in 2007, becoming the first female UAE national to specialise in aviation medicine, and has been a key figure in developing the Etihad Airways Medical Centre into a region-leading aeromedical centre.





 





Tony Douglas, Group Chief Executive Officer, said: “Dr Bastaki has played a pivotal role in developing our world-class healthcare system at Etihad Airways and looking after our employees over the past 15 years, and we are delighted to welcome her to her new role.





 





“Dr Bastaki’s astute leadership throughout the Covid-19 crisis was a defining factor in how successfully we navigated the pandemic. She brings a deep understanding of the industry to the role along with a wealth of executive