Richard Nuttall, an accomplished aviation executive, currently serves as the CEO at SriLankan Airlines, a position he assumed in December. Richard embarked on his academic journey by studying for a Sloane Masters Degree at London Business School, successfully completing his studies in September 2001. Richard’s distinguished career in the aviation industry commenced as the Commercial Director at Kenya Airways from June 2008 to September 2009. Following this, he was appointed as the CEO of Bahrain Air, initially joining as the Director of Commercial Operations in April 2010. His role evolved to take on the responsibility of CEO in 2011. Subsequently, he served as the Chief Commercial and strategy Officer at Royal Jordanian f rom December 2013 to December 2015, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the airline’s commercial and strategic direction. In 2016, Nuttall joined SAUDI AIRLINES, starting as the VP Commercial Transformation and advancing to VP Sales later in the same year. In 2019, he further expanded his responsibilities to include Product & Marketing, solidifying his significant role within the airline. During his tenure, Richard also served as an Executive Board Member at SkyTeam from March 2017 to November 2020 , contributing to the alliance’s strategic initiatives.