HONOLULU
– July 2, 2014 – Hawaiian Airlines has promoted Avi
Mannis to senior vice president - marketing. In his new role, he will continue
to oversee the airline’s brand management, advertising, promotions, direct
marketing, online experience, product development, consumer affairs and
reservations departments. Mannis reports to Peter Ingram, Hawaiian Airlines’ executive
vice president and chief commercial officer.
“Since joining Hawaiian Airlines
seven years ago, Avi has played a key role in our growth and expansion into new
markets, as well as elevating our brand and product to where it is today,” said
Ingram. “We look forward to him generating more creative ideas and marketing
initiatives that will maintain and build upon our position as the carrier of
choice for travel to the Hawaiian Islands.”
Mannis
joined Hawaiian Airlines in 2007 as senior director - transformation. He served
as the vice president of revenue management and schedule planning from 2008 to
2011, and vice president - marketing from 2011 to 2014. Prior to joining Hawaiian
Airlines, he was a principal at The Boston Consulting Group in New York City
and Paris, where he consulted on new market opportunities, revenue growth, and
cost reduction for global financial services and technology companies.
He
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in old world archaeology and art from Brown
University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University
of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.
Mannis
currently serves on the board of directors for the Lanakila Pacific Foundation,
After School All Stars Hawaii and Straub Clinic & Hospital.
About Hawaiian
Airlines
Hawaiian®
has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 10 years
(2004-2013) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer
surveys by Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Zagat have all ranked Hawaiian the
highest of all domestic airlines serving Hawai‘i.
Now
in its 85th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai‘i’s biggest and
longest-serving airline, as well as the largest provider of passenger air
service from its primary visitor markets on the U.S. mainland. Hawaiian offers
non-stop service to Hawai‘i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other
airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, New Zealand,
American Samoa and Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 160 jet flights
daily between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of more than 200 daily flights
system-wide.
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