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MOVEMENTS

Etihad Aviation ness at a strategic and com- chief operating officer in the
Group (EAG) mercial level for all sales within spring. Until early last year, Cleartrip
Garton was in the equivalent
India. An accomplished indus-
Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) try leader with over a decade of role at Dubai Airport, where he
today confirmed the appoint- business development and ex- played a key role in growing the Cleartrip recently has an-
ment of MARK POWERS as ternal affairs experience, he annual number of passengers nounced the appointment of
its new group chief financial of- has an established track record served from 30 million to over MANOJ SHARMA, a lead-
ficer. In his new role, Powers of leadership and business ex- 86 million, over a nine-year pe- ing technology, and product
will be responsible for the fi- pansion at large, complex, riod and embedding a strong engineer, as its chief technol-
nance function across the Abu multi-national organisations in- service culture across the air- ogy officer. Sharma holds a
Dhabi-based group’s five divi- cluding varied roles at London port. During his career, he has Bachelor of Engineering
sions, which comprise UAE na- Chamber of Commerce and In- held a number of roles in engi- (Electrical) degree from
tional airline Etihad Airways, dustry and Brevia Consulting MITS Gwalior. With over 20
Etihad Airways Engineering, where he worked with multina- years of rich experience in
tional companies such as EDF Product Engineering, he has
Energy and T-Mobile. had an illustrious career
working in the e-commerce
Boeing Defense, sector with noteworthy com-
panies such as MySpace,
Space & Security Zynga, Lenskart.com, and aimed at developing new ef-
was most recently the CTO ficiency and synergy, with a
Boeing has recently appointed at Quikr, where he was re- focus on creating ultra-effi-
JEFF SHOCKEY as vice pres- sponsible for the technologi- cient, reliable, and relevant
ident of Global Sales and Mar- cal backbone that connected metrics-focused solutions to
keting for its Defense, Space & and drove the company. enhance Cleartrip’s
Security unit. Shockey, who Sharma’s appointment is customer experience.
Chris Garton
joined Boeing in 2016 as vice
Mark Powers president of Federal Affairs and neering and change manage-
ment at Gatwick Airport, Ineos Bali, a member of the Leading tels in Asia, including Banyan
Etihad Airport Services, Hala and ICI. He is currently direc- Hotels of the World, and he Tree Bangkok and InterConti-
Group and Airline Equity Part- tor of Asset Management with will now return to the country nental Hanoi Landmark 72.
ners. Powers joins Etihad Avia- Associated British Ports and where he previously spent two He moves to Mövenpick in Sri
tion Group from Tulane Uni- has a first-class degree in Engi- years as GM of The Regent Lanka from the UAE, where
versity’s A B Freeman School neering from London’s Imper- Maldives and opened three he was area general manager
of Business, where he was pro- ial College. Garton’s imminent properties for Anantara. of three IHG hotels in Dubai.
fessor of finance. He brings arrival at Heathrow follows the In Sri Lanka, GEORGE
with him significant industry appointment of Derek Provan, KOUMENDAKOS has been Marriott Executive
experience, having held senior who has been interim COO appointed general manager of
leadership roles at major air- since September, as CEO of the Mövenpick Hotel Apartments
lines including JetBlue, where AGS Airports. Colombo. A Dutch national
he most recently held the posi- fluent in three languages, Sukhumvit Park
tion of chief financial officer. Mövenpick Hotels & Koumendakos is a highly-re- Bangkok
Jeff Shockey spected hotel professional
Virgin Atlantic Resorts with almost 30 years' experi- VAZID SHAIKH has been
International Policy, succeeds ence in 11 countries, including appointed as director of oper-
Virgin Atlantic has recently an- Tom Bell, who took a position Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts more than a decade with In- ations by Marriott Executive
nounced the appointment of at another company. Prior to has made the following two terContinental Hotels Group. Apartments Sukhumvit Park
DAVID HODGES as the new joining Boeing, Shockey was general manager appoint- His impressive career has in- Bangkok. Shaikh has over 15
country manager for its India the staff director for the House ments. BRICE BORIN, has cluded spells as general man- years of hospitality industry
operations. In his new role, Permanent Select Committee been appointed general man- ager of several prestigious ho- experience from leading inter-
Hodges will drive Virgin’s busi- on Intelligence, managing part- ager of Mövenpick’s first national hotels in Thailand,
ner at government relations property in Maldives. Sched- Malaysia and India with a fo-
firm Shockey Scofield Solu- uled to open in 2018 on a pri- cus on F&B operations and
tions (S3 Group), and minority vate island in the stunning training. He began his career
staff director for the Appropri- Noonu Atoll, Mövenpick Re- with Marriott in 2005 at the
ations Committee of the House sort & Spa Kuredhivaru Mal- JW Marriott Mumbai before
of Representatives He holds dives will feature 105 luxury moving on to the JW Marriott
graduate and undergraduate villas, all with their own pri- Pune and Bangkok Marriott
degrees from California State vate swimming pool, including Hotel Sukhumvit. Prior to
University at San Bernardino. over-water accommodation. joining Marriott Executive
Borin has almost 30 years of Apartments Sukhumvit Park
London Heathrow experience in the hospitality Bangkok, Shaikh held the po-
industry, more than 20 of sition of Food and Beverage
Heathrow Airport has con- which have been spent in the operations manager at
firmed that CHRIS GARTON Asia Pacific region. Most re- Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Kuala
David Hodges will be joining the company as cently, he was GM of the Soori George Koumendakos Lumpur.

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