Etihad Airways has appointed Craig Thomas as its new vice president, Asia Pacific North and the Indian Subcontinent. Thomas relocates to Bangkok from his current role as manager of sales Victoria in Australia and will replace Adam Phillips who is returning to Abu Dhabi to take up the position of vice president, commercial strategy and planning. Thomas will be responsible for sales in the markets of Bangladesh, Belarus, China, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.