Gulf Air gets new Chairman

[Panama Jack]

30 April 2008
Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company, the investment arm of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announced the appointment of Talal Al Zain as chairman of the board of directors of Gulf Air, the Kingdom's national carrier. Talal Al Zain will take over from Mahmood Al Koohieji, who has been appointed as the chairman of the Alumnium Bahrain (Alba) recently.

Lloyd Cromwell Griffiths, who was airline operations director with British Airways for 34 years, has been appointed as member of the Gulf board..

Gulf Air board of directors include, Jawad Habib Jawad, Adel Kanoo, Mohammed Farooq Al Moayyad, Khalid Omar Al Romaihi, and Mustafa AlSayed.


Overall, sounds like some significant changes at Gulf Air. Anybody care to comment on the pertinent background of either of these two gentlemen and what effect their appointments might have on the airline?

[Mr. R]

he was the charmain of the BIC so should do a better job than that outgoing midget:hmm:

[hunterboy]

I pity the poor sods lumbered with LCG...Talk about a smilng assassin. More than willing to sit and do nothing except make himself a millionaire as he did at BA. Sounds like he'll fit right in down in the Gulf.
What amazes me about this blokes is they genuinely believe that they are right. Good Luck......

[Che Guevara]

Thanks for the heads up huntergboy. You are so right, the Gulf seems to be a magnet for these types I'm afraid....:{

Luckily for us our new Chairman is very switched on, so I suspect he'll size your man up pretty quickly.....hopefully anyway.

Cheers

[Joe Monsoon]

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Lloyd Cromwell Griffiths, who was airline operations director with British Airways for 34 years, has been appointed as member of the Gulf board..

So who is he whats he like any info from the BA boys and girls :{

[Che Guevara]

Joe Monsoon....I think hunterboy did just what you are asking for, did he not?

Chao

[Joe Monsoon]

Me thinking a pit more info mate:ok:

[40&80]

Christ full circle!...1973 BA retreads...1980...Viet Cong....1990 Omanies...
2000 Germans....Then Australians...Then the Swiss...Now BA again.
Bring back Mrs Sequira it is our only hope.

[shazar]

Just throught to share with you background of Gulf Air new chairman http://www.bmhc.bh/media/featurednews9.asp (http://www.bmhc.bh/media/featurednews9.asp)

Mr. Al-Zain seems highly qualified with banking background.

[left_to_first_class]

Thanks for that Shazar.
Sounds very encouraging and after the last muppet this guy will move matters forward (we hope).

[Joe Monsoon]

me think ur spot on hunterboy
http://http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=403014&in_page_id=2
http://http://www.tradearabia.com/NEWS/TTN_142649.html

[Che Guevara]

Hola Joe Monsoon

Cannot open your 'links' for some reason, or is just my computer...?

Chao

[Scottishjockey]

Sorry guys but in any business if you don't get the execution correct you will have to fall on your sword...... You can put any monkey on the board but unless operations execute we fail.... it's not about the board it's about product, people and process... Oh and culture , culture, culture....

In this region we want to be the biggest.... what about the best, create the plan, hire the right people and execute... excuse me but what this region lacks is the right people on the bus (airbus or boeingbus)... not the guys up the front on the wheel but the people that create the environment that allows them to execute............

that's it I'm out crossing the stops....bye

[A Bunker]

Joe, Che is right. There is something wrong with the links you posted.

[Sal-e]

Nothing wrong with Joe's links except a coupla typos. Try these:

http://www.tradearabia.com/NEWS/TTN_142649.html

and

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=403014&in_page_id=2

Cheers.

[Che Guevara]

Sal-e
Thanks for the correction, I particularly enjoyed the second one...should fit right in I'd say....:rolleyes:

Chao

[left_to_first_class]

Quote from BN:
'We look forward to a professional and successful relationship with Talal'

So Al-Kooheji wasn't professional or successful? :E:E:E

[Sal-e]

Reading between the lines, I guess that's what he's trying to say. He must be seen to support whoever's in power, not who's lost it. Smart move, right?

[Joe Monsoon]

Opsssssss sorry boys and thanks sal :ok:

[bus787]

Does GF get any body with clea.n hands to run the show??

The reason of employing this guy is to make it quicker for Bahrain air to take over

[Mephistopheles]

bus787, unfortunately you are most probably very correct. It seems like the big boss has a knack for picking losers to help run the airline. Anyway let's just wait & see what crap they try to feed us in a few days. Guarantee there'll be plenty of big juicy whoppers flying around.

[brassplate]

bringing in the head of mumtalakat must mean that the state is not taking the gf issue lightly. it should be a good thing i would think, bringing in the big boys.

[Che Guevara]

Brassplate

Agree with you there, they are taking it seriously with this appointment, for sure.
I think the comments re Bahrain Air are way off the mark, interesting to see how long they survive as they are no Arabia by all accounts. Anyway, sit back relax and watch the show, could be entertaining.....
Chao