James Hogan (CEO)

James Hogan
James Hogan at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, 2010
Occupation	President and Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Airways

James Hogan FRAeS, is an Australian airline executive based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He is the CEO of Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE.

James Hogan grew up in Melbourne, Victoria, and attended Ivanhoe Grammar School, graduating in 1975.

James Hogan began his career in 1975 at Ansett Airlines as an ordinary employee, and subsequently held senior positions with British Midland International, Hertz Corporation, Forte Hotels, and Gulf Air.

At Hertz, his roles included directorships of the marketing, sales, and operations divisions. In 1995 he joined the London-based executive management committee as Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In 1997 Hogan became service director for British Midland International (BMI), leaving in 1998 to join the Granada Group as worldwide sales director, where he sat on the board of Forte Hotels. He returned to BMI in 1999 as chief operating officer, where he was responsible for flight and ground operations, sales and marketing, commercial, cargo, engineering and handling service companies; he was a member of the board of directors.

In 2001 Hogan moved back to his native Australia, where he was appointed chief executive of the Tesna consortium, which was created with the aim of acquiring Ansett Airlines from administration. In 2002, he joined Gulf Air, where he was CEO for four years.

On 10 September 2006, James Hogan was appointed President and CEO of Etihad Airways, the UAE's national airline based in Abu Dhabi. He has overseen Etihad's rapid growth—it serves 86 passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas, operating a fleet of 120 aircraft.