Emirates has announced the appointment of Shahreyar Nawabi
as Senior Vice President Legal, Compliance & Privacy.
In his expanded role, Nawabi, a UAE National, will lead
Emirates growing compliance efforts globally, which reflect the continually
evolving complexities and requirements for legal compliance and risk
management, including the proliferation of privacy regulation across the globe.
Nawabi will continue to lead and manage the legal teams supporting Emirates
Airline to support the airlines corporate and commercial strategy globally and
also retain his appointment as the Groups Data Privacy Officer.
Abdulaziz Al Ali, Emirates Group Executive Vice President
Human Resources, commented on Nawabis recent appointment, "Shahreyars
promotion demonstrates the breadth of roles and dynamic careers that many
Emiratis hold across the Emirates Group, and the impact they make to the
success of our business. Shahreyars counsel and contribution to many of our critical
business activities has been invaluable, most notably his leadership in the
set-up and management of our Data Privacy Office (DPO). We look forward to
Shahreyars continued contributions to Emirates in his expanded role."
Nawabi joined Emirates in 2012 as Vice President Legal,
leading a group of legal professionals and managing the corporate and
commercial legal affairs of the airline globally. In 2018, he was appointed as
the Group Data Privacy Officer, managing the Emirates Groups privacy and data
compliance requirements.
Prior to joining Emirates, Nawabi served as Chief Legal
Officer for the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), overseeing strategic
investment and financial transactions. In addition, he has worked in private
law practices in both the United States and the United Kingdom, including
Linklaters LLP, the UKs most prominent corporate law firm where he advised
large multinationals, financial institutions and governments on a variety of
corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and
capital market issuances.
Nawabi completed his Bachelors in law from the University
of Oxford in England (BA Jurisprudence) in 1998 and his Masters in Law from the
University of London in 2000.
Nawabi also serves on the board of Emirates Leisure Retail
Pty Ltd, as well as Emirates Groups ground handling joint venture in Jordan
and its catering joint venture with Air Arabia in the UAE.
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