Emirates Airlines has appointed Haitham Al Battawy as country manager for Vietnam, effective from June 2016. Haitham Al Battawy, a UAE national, joined Emirates in 2006 as part of the UAE National Trainee Management Program, and was first appointed as a commercial manager.

In 2009, he became country manager in Libya and started his journey across Emirates’ global destinations. He held this position in Oman, Iraq, and most recently in both Egypt and Libya. Haitham holds double bachelor’s degrees in Finance and Banking and Management from University of Dubai and a Master’s in Strategic Marketing from University of Wollongong Dubai.