Japha Ally appointed General Manager Human Resources at Air Seychelles
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, today announced the appointment of Japha Ally as General Manager Human Resources.
Mr Ally brings more than 25 years of international corporate human resources experience to his new role at Air Seychelles, where he will be in charge of developing and implementing the airline’s strategic people policies and programmes.
In his previous role, Mr Ally held the position of Human Resources Director at Seychelles Breweries Limited, a Diageo company, prior to which he worked at the telecommunications company, Cable & Wireless Seychelles, also in an executive human resources role.
Roy Kinnear, Chief Executive Officer of Air Seychelles, said: “We are delighted to welcome Japha to the team, a talented executive with an excellent track record in managing human resources at some of the biggest corporate companies in Seychelles.
“It is great to see another talented Seychellois take up a senior managerial role at Air Seychelles.”
A member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in London, Mr Ally is also the proud winner of two National Human Resources Development Awards in Seychelles, in 2012 and 2015.
Mr Ally said: “I am thrilled to join the team at Air Seychelles and look forward to applying the HR knowledge I have gained over the past two decades to ensure our national airline delivers its people strategies and continues to meet its business objectives."
About Air Seychelles
The Seychelles’ national carrier has been flying for over 45 years. Wholly owned by the Government of Seychelles, the carrier operates regionally from its home in Mahe to Colombo, Tel Aviv, Johannesburg, Mumbai and Mauritius with state- of-the-art Airbus A320NEOs. Domestically the carrier operates up to 30 roundtrips a day to Praslin, the second largest island in the archipelago, along with various charters to other islands on its twin-otter fleet. Air Seychelles offers ground handling services to major commercial and private airlines at its base in Mahe, Seychelles.
In 2024, Air Seychelles was awarded the coveted titles of ‘Indian Ocean's Leading Airline - Economy Class 2024’ at the 31st edition of the World Travel Awards as well as ‘Indian Ocean's Leading Cabin Crew 2024.’
Information contained in this press release is accurate at the time of publication.