James Hogan (born 28 November 1956 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian expatriate executive based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways,[1] the national airline of the UAE.
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James Hogan grew up in Melbourne, Victoria.
He attended Ivanhoe Grammar School, graduating in 1975.
James started his career in 1975 at Ansett Airlines as a check-in agent at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport.
James went on to hold several jobs at Ansett, in a variety of front-line, commercial and operational roles.
In 1984, he joined car rental company Hertz.
James spent 14 years at Hertz.
In 1997, he returned to the aviation industry as Service Director for bmi British Midland. He left the following year to join the Granada Group.
In 1999, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of bmi.
He joined Gulf Air in 2002, where he served as chief executive for four years.
James took the oldest carrier in the Gulf from loss-making to profitability in just three years.[2] Remarkably, he achieved this despite the withdrawal of major government shareholdings,[3][4][5] some of the highest fuel prices in history[6][7] and the unique challenges presented by SARS,[8] the Boxing Day tsunami[9] and the Iraq War.[10]
In 2011, James was ranked number 2 on the Arabian Business Expat Power List for the second year in a row.[11]
James is a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a former non-executive director, and member of the Board’s audit committee, of Gallaher Plc.
During his time based in London, James was Chairman of Australian Business in Europe.
James was appointed to the International Air Transport Association Board of Governors at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Singapore in June 2011.[12]
At leisure with James Hogan David Robertson, The Times (20 November 2010)
Flying Start for Fledgling Airline Karen Robinson, The Sunday Times (17 October 2010)
20 Questions: James Hogan Etihad Emma Jacobs, The FT (19 August 2010)