Arik De

Chief Revenue Officer, Etihad Aviation Group since December 2023, United Arab Emirates.

He held several positions in the same group, including: Chief Revenue Officer between 2022 and 2023, Vice President of Revenue and Trading during 2022, and Vice President of Revenue during the same year.

He also held the position of Chief Revenue and Network Officer at TAP Portugal between December 2019 and March 2022, and Chief Revenue Officer at the same company during 2019.

He also held a number of positions at Aeromexico, including: Senior Vice President of Revenue Management, Distribution and Alliances between 2018 and 2019, Vice President of Strategy and Network Planning during 2018, Vice President of Strategy between September 2017 and January 2018, and Member of the Board of Directors of the Aeromexico Rewards Program between 2018 and 2019.

Previous positions:

• Chief Commercial Officer of Air Asia between 2016 and 2017.
• Head of Trade at the same company between 2015 and 2016.
• Senior Vice President and Head of Global Airlines Practice at Intervistas Consulting from April 2014 to September 2015.
• Vice President of Airline Strategy at the same company between September 2013 and April 2014.
• Network Planning Manager at WestJet between 2010 and 2013.
• Director at SH&E between 2009 and 2010.
• Senior Associate at SH&E between 2007 and 2009.
• Research Assistant for Financial Affairs in the Junior Economists Program at the International Monetary Fund between 2000 and 2003.

He holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration, specializing in Financial Economics, in 2005 from the University of Chicago in the United States of America, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics in 2000 from Connecticut College in the same country.