Nadia Bastaki appointed Chief of Human Resources Etihad Airways

Published on : Thursday, November 11, 2021

Nadia Bastaki has been appointed Chief of Human Resources, Organisational Development and Asset Management Officer at Etihad Airways becoming the first-ever female chief at the national airline of the United Arab Emirates.

Prior to this role, Bastaki served as a key member of the human resources leadership team as vice president medical services since 2014. She held 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.

Bastaki joined the national 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. She comes with nearly 20 years of experience as a medical practitioner and holds a master’s degree in occupational medicine from Manchester University as well as a diploma in aviation medicine from King’s College London.