 Prakash Nair is Manager Network Cargo Sales Development, responsible for Emirates SkyCargo's growing range of services and solutions worldwide -both across the division's network and its offline points. He was appointed to this position in July 2004.
Mr Nair's association with the cargo industry and the Middle East began in 1978, when he joined Kuwait Airways in Kuwait as Cargo Officer. The next year he became Station Supervisor for Saudi Arabian Airlines, where he acquired experience in handling both passenger and cargo operations.
In 1987, two years after Emirates commenced operations, he moved to Dubai and joined the airline as Planning and Capacity Controller. In 1995, Emirates SkyCargo decided to establish a full-fledged sales development department and called on Prakash to set it up and lead the team, drawing on his industry acumen and organisational capabilities.
Mr Nair has been a member of Air Cargo Europe's Advisory Board since 2003 and the Chief Advisor of Air Cargo India since 2006. He also presides on the Executive Board of Directors for the Middle East Logistics Awards (MELA) and has been appointed Honorary CEO of the MELA Winners' Alliance- an advisory body of experts who have achieved industry recognition in the field.
Mr Nair holds an MBA (Marketing) from the University of Lincoln, UK and a Bachelor of Commerce from Mumbai University, India.
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