Virasb Vahidi Email & Phone Number

Virasb has a long track record of transforming and building businesses by putting the customer at the center of every aspect of the enterprise. He has over 30 years of commercial, financial, and operational experiences in diverse industries including finance, media, travel, telecommunications, and technology.As Partner at Global Infrastructure Partners, Virasb is focused on value creation in portfolio companies and evaluating new businesses, technologies, and sectors. As Chief Commercial Officer at American Airlines, he was a principal architect of the most successful restructuring in the aviation industry. Under Virasb's leadership, American expanded the reach of its global network and broadened its oneworld partnerships. He led the modernization of American's fleet with the industry's largest-ever new aircraft order that in a few years will create the most modern, fuel-efficient fleet in the business. Virasb also renewed virtually every aspect of the customer experience and led the innovative design of cabin interiors for American’s new Boeing and Airbus fleet, including the new Boeing 777-300 and Airbus 321T. He led the first renewal of American's iconic brand identity in over 40 years which was recognized with a 2013 CLIO award for corporate identity design, the first time an airline brand has received such recognition.Virasb's diverse business and leadership experience also include a stint at AT&T beginning in 2002 where he played senior roles in finance, corporate strategy, planning and investor relations. He played a key role in crafting and executing the AT&T/SBC merger and integration. Following his tenure at AT&T, he served as Chief Operating Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Phorm, a London-based technology company.

Listed skills include Leadership, Strategy, Management, Strategic Planning, and 13 others.