Minister Joel Morgan, the Minister responsible for Transport in the Government of Seychelles, and James Hogan, the president and chief executive officer of Etihad Airways, announced that Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, has appointed Cramer Ball as chief executive officer, under the management contract that it has with Etihad Airways, its new strategic partner.
Ball, who was formerly Etihad Airways regional general manager Asia Pacific South and Australasia, has been seconded to the Seychelles national carrier as part of the restructuring for Air Seychelles which will be implemented jointly with Etihad Airways. Before joining Etihad Airways, in a career spanning two decades, he held senior management positions at Gulf Air, Qantas, Kendell Airlines and Ansett Australia/Air New Zealand.