Dubai: Emirates Transport Media Dept.
The Board of Directors of Emirates Transport (ET), chaired by His Excellency Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education and Chairman of ET’s Board of Directors, appointed Abdulla Mohammed Al Kindi as Chief Operating Officer.
Following the official approval of the Board of Directors, Mohammed Abdullah Al Jarman, general manager of Emirates Transport, issued an official directive on August 1, 2018.
According to the directive, the Chief Operating Officer will perform a number of tasks, the most important of which will be to improve the performance of operations and services, support strategic decision making, identify development needs and implement change plans related to improving operations.
The new appointment is also expected to developing available investment opportunities as required by stakeholders, ensure smooth flow of work procedures to provide the best services to external and internal customers, and deliver the necessary infrastructure to keep pace with business growth and market trends.
Al Kindi joined the Emirates Transport team in 2001, serving as manager of Technical Operations Section. He then became manager of the School Transport Branch in Sharjah, in 2004, before he was appointed Executive Director of the Business Development Department in 2012.
During his career in Emirates Transport, the new Chief Operating Officer oversaw several important projects, including the implementation of school bus specifications and the bus air conditioning projects, the establishment of the Business Development Division, heading the team responsible for preparing the Strategic Plan for 2013-2016.
He also oversaw the expansion project outside the State through the establishment of the Saudi-Emirati Integrated Transport Company “SEITCO”, in addition to heading the team entrusted with the preparation of Strategic Plan 2018-2022, and many other investment projects that contributed to boosting ET’s leading position in the transport sector, both locally and regionally.