Emirates announced on Wednesday, the appointment of Barry Brown as its Vice President for Australasia.
Brown, originally from Sydney, has more than 23 years experience in the airline industry and in his new role will be responsible for Emirates’ commercial operations in both Australia and New Zealand.
Prior to his appointment at Emirates, Brown was employed as the Chief Commercial Officer with Oman Air and before that he held similar positions with SriLankan Airlines and Hazelton Airlines in Australia.
Richard Jewsbury, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Far East & Australasia, said: “I am pleased to welcome Barry Brown to Emirates as Vice President Australasia and the entire team is looking forward to working with him.
“Barry will be overseeing Emirates’ third largest market; we currently operate 70 flights a week between Dubai and Australia into the four gateways of Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.
“Emirates also operates 28 flights a week to two gateways in New Zealand, Auckland and Christchurch.â€
Brown said, “I am really excited to take on this new role, and to working with the team in this region as we continue to build on the success of Emirates and our commitment to both Australia and New Zealand. We have a lot happening over the next few months including the upgrade to the state-of-the-art Boeing 777-300ERs on key routes and the Emirates Melbourne Cup, a race which this year celebrates its 150th running.â€
