IATA Appoints Dr. Xie Xingquan as Regional Vice President - North Asia

(16 June 2022, 10:00 +07)  IATA has appointed Dr. Xie Xingquan as Regional Vice President for North Asia.

Dr. Xie has been with IATA since 2011 and was most recently the association’s Assistant Director - Legal, based in Montreal.

Xie Xingquan

During his 24-year career in the aviation industry he has worked in various capacities in China, Canada and Singapore. He was Director of the Policy, Law and Regulation Division at the R&D Centre of the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) (1998-2008), Assistant Legal Officer at the International Civil Aviation Organization based in Montreal (2008-2010), and Director General of the Policy, Law & Regulations Institute at the China Academy of Civil Aviation Science & Technology (2010-2011).

Reporting to Conrad Clifford, IATA’s Senior Vice President and Deputy Director General, Dr. Xie will lead IATA’s activities across North Asia, a region that is home to 40 IATA member airlines.

He will be based in Beijing, where IATA’s North Asia Regional Office is located.

"I am honored and humbled to be leading IATA’s team in North Asia," said Dr. Xie. "Among my priorities would be to engage with the airline members, governments and industry partners in China and the region to safely re-open borders, catch up with the rest of the world, and revive the travel and tourism sector. I started my aviation career in Beijing and having held roles in different locations including Montreal and Singapore, I am excited to be back in Beijing again to contribute to the development of the aviation industry."

Dr. Xie graduated as a Doctor of Law from the Chinese Academy of Social Science, and additionally a L.L.M of International Commercial Law from the Singapore Management University.

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