With more than 20 years’ professional experience, Ahmed Mohammed Babatin has been vice president of human resources at national flag carrier Saudia since June 2021 and is currently leading several strategic initiatives linked to the airline’s development.
Babatin was previously employed, from August 2019 to June 2021, as chief people officer at low-cost Saudi airline flyadeal.
Prior to entering the airline industry, Babatin worked as human resources director at Unilever’s Gulf business unit from January to July 2019, where he led the restructuring of the sales and marketing functions.
Between March 2017 and January 2019 he was employed as the global talent and people performance management director at Unilever in London. He also worked as human resources director for Saudi Arabia and Yemen at Unilever from June 2013 to March 2017. From April 2011 to May 2013 he was head of leadership and organization development at Unilever North Africa and Middle East.
He also worked as HR business partner for the sales and marketing functions at Unilever Saudi Arabia and Yemen from November 2008 to March 2011, and as HR business partner for supply chain, and HR transformation and change management lead at Unilever Arabia (GCC) from April 2007 to October 2008. Between June 2006 and March 2007 he was human resources manager of the Binzagr Unilever factory.
Babatin also worked from April 2002 to May 2006 as human resources manager at National Biscuit and Confectionery Co. Ltd. where he established a female employees’ section. He had earlier worked as a mechanical engineer at the same company from August 2001 to March 2002.
Babatin earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran in March 2001.
