Peter Baumgartner was appointed Senior Strategic Advisor and member of the Group Executive Management team in July 2018. Having led Etihad Airways as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since early 2016, Peter advises at group level on global partnerships and innovation. In this role, he is also the chair of the group’s Innovation Committee. Having joined Etihad in 2005, Peter had overall responsibility for the core airline operation of Etihad Aviation Group, Etihad Airways PJSC, as its Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) from 2009 and finally it’s CEO. Under Peter’s leadership, Etihad Airways was recognised as the World’s Leading Airline at the World Travel Awards for eight consecutive years, and with the prestigious Air Transport World Airline of the Year award in 2016. Peter has a wealth of experience in various aspects of the aviation business. This includes a number of senior roles within Belgian and Swiss aviation industries, specialising in the areas of marketing communications, strategic sales planning and development, and customer relationship management. These roles included high-level positions at Swissair, Sabena and Swiss International Air Lines.